Charlotte Alldritt
Hope amid the gloom
The coming year may look bleak but outgoing chief executive of the Centre for Progressive Policy Charlotte Alldritt says the inclusive growth agenda leaves her with lots of hope.
Moving towards a smarter state
Charlotte Alldritt feels Westminster needs a serious reality check on the state of public finances
Beware the allure of fiscal freedoms
Without boosting local government, plans for financial devolution at a time of such national economic fragility need to be viewed with caution, says Charlotte Alldritt.
The narrow path
At a time when the fiscal climate is so bleak, Labour will need to prioritise and explain how, why and where it plans to invest public money, says Charlotte Alldritt.
Pockets with potential
Centre for Progressive Policy analysis has found that if 95 areas secured levels of business investment in line with their potential it would attract £70bn into the UK economy, says Charlotte Alldritt.
Why wait?
The Budget signals big steps for devolution, but the chancellor could do much for local government finance now, says Charlotte Alldritt.
A statement of caution and retreat
Rishi Sunak’s 2023 priorities speech lacked detail, says Charlotte Alldritt.
Give local leaders a ‘levelling up’ role
Zoe Billingham and Charlotte Alldritt say inequality within regions is rife across the UK. Here, they put forward a strategy to address this– but they say that ‘with greater devolution must also come greater accountability’.
New Inclusive Growth Network to drive local economic recovery
Launched today, the Inclusive Growth Network will showcase the successes of local leaders in delivering a better, bolder vision for people and places across the UK, says Charlotte Alldritt.
Budget 2020: Putting the numbers in perspective
By recent standards the Chancellor’s Budget jokes were pretty good, says Charlotte Alldritt of the Centre for Progressive Policy. But it is time to get serious, if the government is going to deliver on its levelling up agenda.
Government is failing to deliver a fairer Britain
The chancellor is right to say that income inequality is at its lowest level in 30 years, but that does not mean the Government is delivering a fairer Britain, writes Charlotte Alldritt.
The time, the place
As the RSA Inclusive Growth Commission publicises its final report, Charlotte Alldritt explains why a new form of leadership is needed at local level.
A new mold for growth
Charlotte Alldritt says inclusive growth can heal the deep rifts exposed by Brexit but the Government must drop its cookie cutter approach to devolution
How to become metro-centric
Charlotte Alldritt outlines the scope of the RSA’s City Growth Commission research into how city centres and their wider economic areas could be configured so as to boost economic growth and social productivity.
