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...]
The Smith Institute at the 2017 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 science and innovation, workers on the board, social housing after Grenfell and voice at work. … [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...]
LOCAL HOUSING, COMMUNITY LIVING: PROSPECTS FOR SCALING UP AND SCALING OUT COMMUNITY-LED HOUSING
Date: Tuesday 26th January 2016 Time: 1615hrs for 1630hrs until 1800hrs Venue: Houses of Parliament Topic: The event will provide the opportunity to discuss a major new piece of research by the Institute examining the prospects for scaling up and scaling out community-led housing. Based on over 40 in-depth interviews, surveys and discussions the report sets out the … [Read more...]