The Smith Institute will be hosting fringe events at the Lib Dem, Labour, Conservative and SNP conferences. Join us for informed debate affordable housing; trade unions; civil service independence; universal credit and a just transition. Lib Dems – Brighton Do the Liberal Democrats trust the civil service? Monday 16th September, 13.00-14.00, Westbourne … [Read more...]
The Smith Institute launches Affordable Housing Commission
The Smith Institute is proud announce that it has established the Affordable Housing Commission, which is being funded by the Nationwide Foundation. The new stand-alone Commission is being chaired by Lord Best with 15 leading players from across the housing world. Its core objectives are to: examine the causes and effects of the affordability crisis and how it relates to … [Read more...]
The Smith Institute at the 2018 Party Conferences
The Smith Institute will be hosting fringe events at the Lib Dem, Labour, Conservative and SNP conferences. Join us for informed debate on social housing and poverty; reviving the trade union movement; championing the Living Wage and why companies go bust. Lib Dems – Brighton No voice, no growth: Is the lack of democracy at work holding back the UK economy? Monday 17th … [Read more...]
Delivering the renaissance in council built homes: four ‘nationwide’ high level seminars – Cambridge, Exeter, York, Manchester
Please join the Smith Institute at one of four ‘nationwide’ high level regional seminars in March – in Cambridge, Exeter, York and Manchester – focussed on the renaissance in councils building again. The Smith Institute’s research and that of the TCPA shows that councils are finding new and exciting ways of meeting local housing needs, including setting up local housing … [Read more...]
Pricing Londoners in, not out
Wednesday December 14, 0845, Hilton, Tower Bridge, SE1 London’s housing market is in a bind. The gap between demand and supply continues to widen, costs are increasing and fewer homes are now affordable to rent or buy. More capital grant will help price Londoners into the housing they need, but are the boroughs and the Mayor ensuring they get the biggest bang for their … [Read more...]
‘Fair work in the West Midlands’
In advance of the mayoral elections, the government’s review of employment practices in a modern economy and the work streams associated with the ‘Midlands Engine’, the Institute is hosting a high-level roundtable discussion on how devolution in the West Midlands can boost jobs and make work better on Thursday 1st December. The Institute is canvassing views from local … [Read more...]
The Smith Institute at the 2016 Party Conferences
The Smith Institute will be hosting fringe events at the Labour, Conservative and SNP conferences. Join us for informed debate on issues from housing to pension funds and productivity to consumer rights. … [Read more...]
Britain for sale
Monday 23rd may 16:30, Central London The event will see the launch of a collection of essays examining the costs and benefits of foreign ownership. The launch will discuss whether the scale and type of foreign ownership in the UK matters? What are the positive and negative experiences of foreign ownership in the cities and regions? Are there longer term strategic, … [Read more...]