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Much to commend in #UK2070 work. Clearly a serious academic type regional planning orientated contribution to issues of regional inequality and what we need to do about it. Good stuff! However, whilst extensive, there are some serious omissions/lack of emphasis.
Few thoughts 1/6
Few thoughts 1/6
💷Financialisation with wealth extraction? The great 'unleveller' of the UK economy. This is a hugely significant omission by #uk2070? Needed bravery here. It hasn't been.
🌳 #GreenNewDeal? Surely worthy of consideration as basis to industrial transformation/ rebalancing?
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🌳 #GreenNewDeal? Surely worthy of consideration as basis to industrial transformation/ rebalancing?
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👨👩👦👦Local economies? Weak section. And no mention of #communitywealthbuilding(I declare an interest!). However, this is a key local economic approach adopted by dozens of areas and growing in anchor institutions (I.e #NHS)
👋Brexit. Barely mentioned.
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👋Brexit. Barely mentioned.
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@UK_2070 report launch in Salford today, but you can get it here (Full + Exec Summary), right now: uk2070.org.uk/publications/
Why 2070? Idea is that it thinks big: time, money, plans etc
That purple building footprint logo? Wigan
Main messages? See pic
Why 2070? Idea is that it thinks big: time, money, plans etc
That purple building footprint logo? Wigan
Main messages? See pic
my journey has been tram-train-tram from Sheffield to Salford Quays and there haven't even been any delays - a vision of what 2070 will surely be like!
(okay, minor delays)
(okay, minor delays)
just about to kick off here in Salford, follow #UK2070 for updates
