de volta na sua caixa! O prefeito de Manchester, Andy Burnham, disse que sentiu que o governo o estava colocando "de volta na caixa". No entanto, o prefeito conservador do West Midlands implorou para diferir. Andy Street disse ao público de empresários, ele não achava que está sendo recolocado em nenhum tipo de caixa e, com a ajuda do setor privado, o motor Midlands estava rugindo com 12.000 partidas de moradia e meio bilhão do governo para limpar os sites de Brownfield. Cinco prefeitos ingleses uniram forças para renovar seu chamado para exigir maior devolução de poderes, particularmente sobre os fundos de aprendizagem. Isso arrecada £ 3 bilhões por ano e deve pagar por aprendizados. No entanto, mais de um bilhão está definhando nos cofres do Tesouro, de acordo com Andy Burnham, e os números mais recentes mostram que a aprendizagem cai! Eles geralmente estão lidando com questões estratégicas que não produzem resultados instantâneos. Por exemplo, Steve Rotheram (região da cidade de Liverpool) disse que suas prioridades eram de banda larga ultra -rápida e a Green Energy Coast em torno da Baía de Liverpool. Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester) viu a necessidade de vitórias rápidas de "varejo" como um passe de ônibus gratuito para crianças de 16 a 18 anos. Isso é evidência da abordagem fragmentada adotada pelo governo e, enquanto Sir Howard Bernstein continuou a criticar a estrutura da Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional na Conferência do Festival do Downtown, o fato é que ela tinha a vantagem de ser coerente em todo o país. branco. Assim, a diretora de teatro Jude Kelly voltou à cidade de seu nascimento para descrever esse estado de coisas. Ela pronunciou uma profunda verdade sobre o debate de regeneração e devolução, que parece quase exclusivamente os caras de interesse. Isso é tão correto. Eu frequento muito mais conferências sobre esse assunto do que é bom para mim e a ausência de mulher, e ainda mais, as comunidades étnicas são tão impressionantes. que ele ficou feliz em deixar para trás. Eu teria perguntado se o Partido Trabalhista ou Conservador consideraria todas as listas de mulheres para a próxima rodada de concursos em 2020.
The government’s commitment to devolving power to the North was the subject of sharp disagreement amongst top speakers during the first week of the International Festival of Business in Liverpool.
Lord Heseltine said it was a casualty of Brexit and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he felt the government was putting him “back in the box”. However, the Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands begged to differ. Andy Street told the audience of business people, he didn’t feel that he is being put back in any sort of box and, with the help of the private sector, the Midlands Engine was roaring with 12,000 housing starts and half a billion from the government to clear brownfield sites.
These exchanges came on a day when the Festival had lined up an impressive range of guests to discuss urban policy. Five English mayors joined forces to renew their call to demand greater devolution of powers particularly concerning apprenticeship funds.
The government’s Apprenticeship Levy Scheme is intended to fund new apprenticeships through a levy of 0.5% on the wage bill of large employers. It raises £3bn a year and is meant to pay for apprenticeships. However, over a billion is languishing in Treasury coffers according to Andy Burnham and the most recent figures show apprenticeships dropping!
The main challenge for these mayors is economic improvement, so what have they achieved in their first year. They are often dealing with strategic issues that don’t yield instant results. For instance, Steve Rotheram (Liverpool City Region) said his priorities were ultrafast broadband and the green energy coast around Liverpool Bay. Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester) saw the need for quick “retail” wins like a free bus pass for 16-18-year olds.
There are to be new regional industrial strategies for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands, but not elsewhere apparently. This is evidence of the piecemeal approach being adopted by the government and whilst Sir Howard Bernstein continued to criticise the Regional Development Agency structure at the Downtown Festival conference, the fact remains that it had the advantage of being coherent across the country.
Male and pale
All English city region mayors are male, and, except for London’s Sadiq Khan who attended the Festival this week, they are all white. So, theatre director Jude Kelly returned to the city of her birth to decry this state of affairs. She uttered a profound truth about the regeneration and devolution debate, that it seems to almost exclusively interest blokes. That is so correct. I attend far more conferences on this subject than is good for me and the absence of woman, and even more, the ethnic communities is so striking.
Kelly said this would only change through education and the use of female role models to inspire young women to take an interest in engineering, regeneration and devolution.
Andy Burnham opined that at least the mayoral model was rid of the petty point scoring of Westminster which he was happy to leave behind.
No time was given by the moderator for the audience to ask any questions, which was unfortunate. I would have asked if the Labour or Conservative Party would consider all women shortlists for the next round of contests in 2020.
Havia evidências de interesse internacional no festival, principalmente da China. Tem mais duas semanas para serem executadas, mais curtas que os festivais anteriores, mas eu tenho a sensação de que o próximo poderia ser consolidado em uma semana intensiva de eventos de alta qualidade. Dito isto, os parabéns são devidos a Max Steinberg e sua equipe por trazer o mundo dos negócios para o Liverpool.
