The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) is proud to announce that its Chief Executive, Dr Sarah Longlands, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director (NED) to the Board of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), following a competitive and rigorous recruitment process. Dr Longlands is a nationally recognised leader in progressive local economic development. At CLES – a UK-based charitable think tank – she champions community wealth building, social j...| CLES
Reacting to Rachel Reeves’ speech today in Liverpool, Deputy Chief Executive of CLES, Dr Tom Lloyd Goodwin said: “The economy is fundamentally broken. You can see it in the discontent of the electorate. If we really want to improve the lives of working people and generate economic growth that benefits everyone, then we need a plan for the economy that’s rooted in reality. Read More| CLES
Ahead of the Prime Minister’s anticipated speech on Friday about the rise of populism in which he will announce a new “Pride in Place Programme”, CLES has welcomed the move and urged places to make the money “work hard to rewire local economies”.| CLES
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Last week, CLES responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on its proposed Community Wealth Building Bill. For any queries about our response, our our work in Scotland more generally, please contact Naomi Mason, our Scotland lead. Introduction CLES welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the Community Wealth Building Bill. As the national organisation for local economies, we have been at the forefront of developing, shaping and delivering ...| CLES
Analysis conducted to accompany a new report from CLES has found that five of the ten councils most impacted by austerity have built no affordable homes supported by contributions from private developers since 2010. Across all ten areas, just 44 affordable homes have been built since 2010 using developer contributions. In contrast, councils such as Dartford, Carlisle, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, and Cornwall have all reported using developer contributions to build over 350 affor...| CLES
UPDATE: we have now decided to extend this trial until (at least) Friday 29 September 2023. For six months, from Friday 7 October, the team at CLES will trial a four day/full pay working week, becoming one of the first think tanks in the UK to do so. In this blog, released to mark the start of the trial and World Mental Health Week 2022, CLES’s Chief Executive, Sarah Longlands, explains the thinking behind the trial. Over the last few years, the way in which people work has changed. This is...| CLES
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New analysis from CLES reveals that the recent 10% tariffs imposed by the US on UK exports will hit hardest in parts of the UK outside of London.| CLES
New analysis by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and The Women’s Budget Group (WBG) has found that the barriers to paid work encountered by women means that £88.7bn GVA is lost to the economy in England, Scotland and Wales annually – equivalent to the contribution of the entire financial services sector in the UK.| CLES
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CLES is now an accredited four day week organisation, with our full time team members working from Monday to Thursday. Our Chief Executive, Sarah Longlands, explains more about why we have made this move and what we learned from the 12 month trial period that led us here.| CLES
