There are some very interesting comments and suggestions in the IPPR , but one of the key issues is the assertion that the SNR has given lots of power to Local Authorities. I attended the West Mids Regional Assembly AGM a few months ago: the feeling was very much that LA Members were being stripped of their powers, and they felt a lot of resentment that their democratic mandate was being undermined, as far as they were concerned. There seems to be a perception or reality gap somewhere …
I’m glad IPPR has picked up on the fact the VCS has been left nowhere in the SNR, although I think the sector can stress supportive statements from Government in other places eg Third Sector Review, Compact developments, and – within the West Mids – the RDA’s Regional Economic Strategy openly attributes 20% of the £10bn gap between national and regional GVA to social disadvantage. Although the RES does not go as far as to mention the VCS, the sector can and should be pressing the case that it is best placed to work to narrow the socio-economic gap.
Katherine
There are some very interesting comments and suggestions in the IPPR , but one of the key issues is the assertion that the SNR has given lots of power to Local Authorities. I attended the West Mids Regional Assembly AGM a few months ago: the feeling was very much that LA Members were being stripped of their powers, and they felt a lot of resentment that their democratic mandate was being undermined, as far as they were concerned. There seems to be a perception or reality gap somewhere …
I’m glad IPPR has picked up on the fact the VCS has been left nowhere in the SNR, although I think the sector can stress supportive statements from Government in other places eg Third Sector Review, Compact developments, and – within the West Mids – the RDA’s Regional Economic Strategy openly attributes 20% of the £10bn gap between national and regional GVA to social disadvantage. Although the RES does not go as far as to mention the VCS, the sector can and should be pressing the case that it is best placed to work to narrow the socio-economic gap.