20 business leaders welcomed to CNM’s first Roundtable
On 29th March 2022, 20 business leaders from across the West Midlands region joined the Centre for the New Midlands for its first ever Roundtable, with guests exploring the soon to be negotiated ‘Devolution Deal 3’ and specifically, the Mayor’s ambitions to secure greater control over trade and investment. The working lunch, which was held […]
CNM appearance on Liam Halligan’s ‘On the Money’ programme
On Friday 23rd March 2022, the Centre for the New Midlands featured on Liam Halligan’s ‘On the Money’ programme on GB News. Both Chris Smith (Founder and Managing Director) and Dr Majid AlSadi (President) were welcomed to the channel’s set to discuss the Centre’s plans for how it intends to help shape a ‘new’ Midlands, […]
First Centre for the New Midlands Research Fellow Appointed
The Centre for the New Midlands has appointed Faye McCabe as its first Research Fellow, to support its mission to create new research and help shape a ‘better’ West Midlands region. Formed shortly before the March 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, the West Midlands based think tank has developed its work across its two initial workstreams […]
Rough Sleeping is a regional problem, not a local one
Each Autumn, the Government provides an annual rough sleeping snapshot, which gives an overview of the estimated number of people sleeping rough in England on a single night between 1 October and 30 November, as well as some basic demographics details (age, gender, nationality). The data, which is collated by outreach workers, local charities and […]
How killing off council tax would deliver for voters in the West Midlands and beyond
It is widely accepted that we are currently in a ‘cost of living crisis’, triggered by the pandemic, rising energy prices and now, the war in Ukraine. It is also in March that the majority of households brace themselves for what they will be charged in Council Tax for the year ahead. In this […]
Can we stop house prices rising?
In this article, Dr Steve McCabe (Member of our Housing and Communities Leadership Board and Associate Professor, Birmingham City University) considers the role of rising house prices is exacerbating the UK’s housing crisis and what needs to happen to stop such increases if we are serious about fixing the ‘broken housing market’. […]
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Centre for the New Midlands announces appointments to its newly formed Strategic Advisory Board
The Centre for the New Midlands has appointed a number of the region’s leading professionals to its newly formed Strategic Advisory Board, to help shape its vision and oversee its governance. Formed shortly before the March 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, the West Midlands based think tank has developed its work across its two initial workstreams (‘Housing […]
Levelling Up the United Kingdom
On 2nd February 2022, the Government released its ‘Levelling Up the United Kingdom’ White Paper. The White Paper set out the Government’s vision for how it will take the “radical steps needed to make us more prosperous and more united by tackling the regional and local inequalities that unfairly hold back communities and to encourage […]
Wanted: Magic money tree for Levelling Up agenda
Finally, the moment has arrived that we have ‘all’ been waiting for – the Government’s ‘Levelling Up and Regeneration’ White Paper has been published. The notion of ‘levelling up’ the United Kingdom by providing opportunities to each and every citizen regardless of where they live; improving the quality of life for people wherever they may […]