Simon Kaye

Well I mean we don't like to go on about it

What was the most read in September? Congrats to @suttontrust.bsky.social HJS @thefabians.bsky.social @pbe.co.uk @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @re-state.bsky.social @niesrorg.bsky.social @resfoundation.bsky.social who all had reports feature in this month's top 10! 🎉

“Westminster makes a fraud out of good people” – Andy Burnham didn’t hold back in Liverpool.

My conversation with Andy Burnham, Mayor of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Re:State

In this Re:Think , Policy Director @stkaye.bsky.social explores the key discussion points from our in-person ‘Meetings with Mayors’ event with Mayor Burnham, including his frank assessment of Whitehall and his vision for a more bottom-up politics.

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Not one to miss! Come and find us at the Holiday Inn, a stone's throw from the secure zone

Liberal Democrat party conference: achieving local renewal - Re:State

In our latest Re:Think, Policy Director, @stkaye.bsky.social explores the big themes from our event with Sarah Olney MP at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference last weekend.

Check it out here: re-state.co.uk/rethink/libe...

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Really looking forward to chairing this.

Strategic Authorities are important new players in the vital work of public service reform, with projects like OPSI at Liverpool City Region fostering real innovation.

Join us for the discussion in Liverpool on Monday!

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In the first of our Re:Shuffle series, Dr @stkaye.bsky.social writes his prescription for MHCLG's new management.

Few policy researchers have made as much impact with the department on devolution as our Local State team, great to mark the start of a new era with this piece!

My conversation with Lord Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees Valley - Re:State

How much power should mayors really have? Lord Ben Houchen says it’s time to decide.

In our latest Re:Think, Policy Director, @stkaye.bsky.social, reflects on his conversation with the Tees Valley Mayor - the latest in our Meetings with Mayors series.

Check it out👇
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Thanks Daniel!

Fully agree with this great report. Devolving Homes England to mayoral authorities will support place-based partnerships which are vital to build more homes at scale.

In London, devolving to the GLA has built thousands of affordable homes in opportunity areas. Absolutely right to roll out further.

🚨NEW REPORT: 'NEW HOUSE RULES'🚨

Kickstarting housebuilding in England is an enormous challenge.

In this report, Re:State makes the case for abolishing the arms length body Homes England and devolving most of its functions to the emerging tier of Strategic Authorities.

👀 One more sleep...

Cracking read from the @re-state.bsky.social Local State team @stkaye.bsky.social

If you want ambitious devolution, you can't leave central government machinery as is 👇

📺Catch up on our webinar 'Trusting Place', where guests @stkaye.bsky.social, Kim Wright and Yvonne Reinhardt discussed the findings of our report with Re:State to the Local Government Association on place-based working: www.mutualventures.co.uk/post/trustin...

Last year our team made the first comprehensive case for an entirely different model of political support, in our flagship paper 'Grown up government'.

It's great to see more interest from the research community in this vital topic.

A superb piece from Sean.

Getting this started in an hour! There's still time to register if you would like to join us for a conversation about the future of place-based public services

Yes

On Friday I wrote, contra Janan Ganesh and @samfr.bsky.social, why the 'Broken Britain' narrative is (basically) legitimate - and represents a hail mary opportunity for policymakers to develop radical ideas equal to the moment.

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THIS LITERALLY DOESN'T HAVE EAST ANGLIA OR THE SOUTH EAST IN IT JOE

...guilty.

People getting mad at this and not realising England can be split into two regions - “lost lands to be reconquered by Wales” and “uninhabitable”

That's actually in the report!

Hertfordshire boy myself, am expecting blowback

Such a pity they split before skiffle had its moment in the 90s

Sorry Nick. I'm the one who should take full responsibility if any of the names are rubbish. Who'd have thought this would be the hard part?!

As the great Ronnie Coleman once said, "everybody wants to be a [devolver] but nobody wants to [draw the map]". But luckily @stkaye.bsky.social and @seaneke.bsky.social have! Great to see in our paper, out today.

Already picking out which province I want to be the Governor of. Which do you want? 🔗👇

Thanks Joe!