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“Manchesterism”: Building the UK’s Leading Engine of Social Mobility – Andy Burnham joins Alun Francis for new podcast episode
Greater Manchester has become the trailblazer for English devolution, but what can other parts of the country learn from its experience? In the latest episode of Social Mobility Talks, Alun… read more
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Social Mobility Commission vows to deepen understanding of opportunity in Northern Ireland during visit
More localised approaches are essential to driving opportunity and reducing regional inequalities across Northern Ireland, according to the Social Mobility Commission. Robert Wilson, Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission,… read more
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Local insight & devolved decision-making hold the key to solving Britain’s social mobility problem
New report from The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) highlights the potential impact of a place-based approach to social mobility; empowering local governments with decisions that affect their communities From transport to… read more
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Regional Insights: Creating fairer chances across the regions
The Social Mobility Commission’s report, Regional Insights: Creating fairer chances across the regions, calls for more powers to be granted to devolved administrations to help tackle the UK’s social mobility… read more
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Innovation, investment and inclusion: a framework for regional renewal
The Social Mobility Commission’s report, Innovation, investment and inclusion, calls for bold changes to drive economic growth and opportunity in the UK’s most disadvantaged areas. The report, by the Commission’s… read more
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Devolution, growth and opportunity: How the Liverpool City Region is closing the opportunity gap
In the latest episode of the Social Mobility Talks podcast, Alun Francis, Chair of the Social Mobility Commission and Steve Rotherham, Metro Major of the Liverpool City Region, discuss how devolution is helping the region close the opportunity gap.
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Our Deputy Chair visits Edinburgh and Glasgow
Rob Wilson spoke to local leaders in Edinburgh and Glasgow about how regional investment strategies are driving change.
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Deep dives: a local perspective on social mobility
This research explores how the place where people live affects their attitudes towards social mobility, aspiration and success. The report uses insights from 22 focus groups with over 170 participants across two areas of the North West.
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Work-life balance prioritised over material wealth, study finds
What makes for a ‘good life’ has changed for residents in two northwest areas over recent generations, with stability, work life balance and community connection increasingly prioritised over material wealth, the Social Mobility Commission says today.
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Deep dives: a local perspective on social mobility
The Social Mobility Commission has published new research which explores the beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of individuals in the most and least socially mobile areas within a larger region.
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Commission calls for targeted action to improve young people’s life chances in ‘left-behind’ places across the UK
The government should adopt a place-based strategy to improve young people’s life chances in the areas with the lowest social mobility prospects in the UK, the Social Mobility Commission says
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Innovation and Social Mobility: Two sides of the same coin
This think piece sets out a direct relationship between social mobility and innovation, as innovative economies inherently depend on opportunities for upward mobility, where incumbent firms are challenged and new market leaders emerge.