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‘Towards a Suburban Renaissance’ – latest Smith Institute report covered in the press

July 6, 2016 By the Smith Institute

The Smith Institute's new report, 'Towards A Suburban Renaissance', authored by the Institute's Head of Research, Paul Hunter, was launched yesterday in Parliament. The report has been covered extensively in the press, appearing in the the Telegraph (twice), the Evening Standard, The Guardian, the Sunday Politics, The Times, the Daily Mail (twice), iNews and … [Read more...]

Devolution settlement should be ‘based on lifting all the boats and Whitehall and Town halls working together’

April 22, 2016 By the Smith Institute

Paul Hackett, director of the Smith Institute, wrote a blog for the latest edition of devointelligence on the some of the latest developments in devolution, the text for which can be seen below: The National Audit Office has done us all a favour by highlighting some of the big cracks in the Chancellor’s ‘‘kick and run” devolution strategy. Their latest report, English … [Read more...]

Shared ownership: life beyond London

April 20, 2016 By the Smith Institute

The Institute's Director Paul Hackett has written for Social Housing on our latest report, looking at prospects for shared home ownership in the North West. In his piece, Paul Hackett says that shared ownership is picking up in the North West, but that there are barriers to further growth amidst an environment of policy uncertainty. The full piece can be read here(£). … [Read more...]

The employee perspective on productivity

April 18, 2016 By the Smith Institute

Our researcher Dan Holden blogged for the LSE British Politics and Policy blog, giving an overview of our recent survey looking at the employee's perspective on the 'productivity puzzle'. The full piece can be found here. … [Read more...]

Shared home ownership report featured in The Independent

April 15, 2016 By the Smith Institute

The Smith Institute's latest report, on the prospects or shared home ownership in the North West, has been featured in the Independent's round up of housing news. The full article can be found here. … [Read more...]

‘Shared ownership really works for the North West’

April 14, 2016 By the Smith Institute

Our Director, Paul Hackett, has written for Inside Housing's Expert Opinion discussing our new report, commissioned by Equity Housing Group, about the prospects for shared home ownership in the North West. The full blog can be read here. … [Read more...]

CMI – why now is the time to work smarter, not harder

April 7, 2016 By the Smith Institute

The Smith Institute's survey on the employee perspective on productivity was quoted in a blog by Matt Scott at the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), linking it to a wider issue around productivity and the CMI's work into the quality of working life. The full blog can be read here. … [Read more...]

‘It’s high time that employers took a more ethical approach to pay and reward’ – Smith Institute report quoted

April 1, 2016 By the Smith Institute

The Smith Institute's survey on the employee perspective on productivity was featured in a blog by Duncan Brown for the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD). Whilst looking at why employers should take a more ethical approach to pay and reward, Duncan Brown describes how productivity plays into the picture, specifically looking at our survey. The full … [Read more...]

‘Why are we in this position?’ Paul Hackett on the Tata steel closures

March 30, 2016 By the Smith Institute

On 30th March 2016 our Director Paul Hackett was featured on BBC5Live's Breakfast show discussing the Tata steel closures. The interview can be heard here and Paul Hackett can be heard from 43:25. … [Read more...]

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