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An open letter to the PM as he crafts his general election agenda
In this open letter the author proposes an election agenda dominated by levelling-up, NHS and Zero-Carbon met from a programme of public spending reductions. He sees a need for this to be explained by an honest evaluation of the challenges facing Government.
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A general election campaign shortlist
By David Fellows Achieving the PM’s five priorities for 2023 will not win the general election although, having committed to them, failure to deliver will surely finish him. Raising the corporation tax in the next budget would also be destructive. But people do understand that resolving the complex problems facing the country is crucial to…
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Levelling-up White Paper commentary: Time to deliver
By David Fellows The WP sets out a decade long programme of UK public service development for the whole of the UK. It is presented under four headings: Empowering Local Leaders and Communities (extending combined authorities and mayoral capacity to secure local economic and physical improvement) Improving Productivity, Pay, Jobs and Living Standards (promoting innovation…
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Levelling-up opportunity for future generations (addressing four decades of institutional discrimination)
Posted by David Fellows ABSTRACT This paper updates an earlier paper ‘Levelling-up through economic growth (a business strategy for the regions)’ published in April this year that examined the nature of the Prime Minister’s levelling-up commitment. This paper suggests that for the past four decades most UK regions have experienced deliberate and destructive economic neglect…
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Levelling-up through economic growth (a business strategy for the regions)
Posted by David Fellows ABSTRACT This paper presents a case for the Government’s levelling-up commitment being the most crucial post-Covid recovery issue for the next decade. It suggests that the commitment should be addressed through a process of regionally-based business development grounded in a clearly defined UK growth model derived from current developments in innovation…
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Freedom is what you make of it
by David Fellows [i] UK Governments can no longer claim that EU rules prevent necessary changes to improve the UK economy or the life prospects of UK citizens. The UK’s decisions may have some tariff consequences but there is no EU veto or imperative that would lead us to doing those things that run counter…
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Levelling up opportunity – redressing social and economic disparities in the UK
By David Fellows (1) This is an extraordinary time for the country and the Government. Despite the terrible consequences of Covid-19 and the challenges of Brexit, this is also a time that bears the seeds of a renaissance. Our new found freedoms, new ways of working and new sense of shared responsibility provide the means…
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Towards A New Normal
by David Fellows[1] Things are not going back to normal. Things were changing anyway and they have now been given a good push. There has also been an enormous economic and fiscal shock arising from C-19 that adds a terrible seriousness to the situation. We must now look towards a new normal not try to…