Analysis: The UK regions set to be hit hardest by Trump’s tariffs
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
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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
We are delighted to today announce the appointment of Carolyn Wilkins OBE as our new Chair of Trustees. Carolyn will be joined on the board by two new Trustees, Rebecca Deegan and Huw Thomas. Carolyn takes over from outgoing Chair, Gill Steward, who led the organisation from 2017. She brings with her extensive experience and a strong track record as a senior leadership practitioner in local government, the NHS and central government. In 2016 she received an OBE for her contribution to local g...| CLES
Unremunerated but reasonable expenses paid About the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) CLES is the national organisation for local economies. Established in 1986, we are a charitable company limited by guarantee, working towards a future where local economies benefit people, place and the planet. This will happen when wealth and power serve local people, rather than the other way around, enabling communities to flourish. We have an international reputation for our pioneering work on...| 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
