We’ll be thinking through: Why is Manchester’s economy doing so well? What does this mean for people in the city? And what can we learn from this for our economic strategy?

All our papers are online and a livestream of the meeting starts at 2pm ⬇️

democracy.manchester.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

Its Economy & Regeneration day at @mancitycouncil.bsky.social. We’ll discuss:

🌆 Core Cities’ work, including how cities are recovering economically post pandemic
🌃 Greater Manchester CA’s economic strategy & policies, & how these support Manchester
🏙️ Manchester’s economic success in recent years.

Wrote this piece with @cllrmarcus.bsky.social and @angelikistg.bsky.social about the importance of community ownership, following the motion we passed at Council earlier this year.

@manchesterlabour.bsky.social

Out and about today with some helpers, talking to city centre residents about how @manchesterlabour.bsky.social is building more affordable housing, investing in cleaner streets, and how the government is advancing renters and leaseholders’ rights 🏡 🏗️ 🏘️

Today we lay bare a decade of broken promises as we reveal how the disparity in transport spending between the North & London has ballooned

If the North had seen the same transport investment as London under the previous government, it would have received £140bn more

Analysis by @ipprnorth.bsky.social reveals the £140bn transport investment gap between the North and London over the last 14yrs.

Long term investment in the North’s rail network, integrated with local transport & house building plans, is key to improving connectivity and boosting prosperity.

Had a useful site meeting with Network Rail today talking about the railways that criss cross the city centre.

We discussed the remains of the old Roman Fort’s eastern wall, tucked away in Castlefield. I would love to see more made of the history of the wall!

Good to be out this morning in Deansgate ward with @bevcraig.bsky.social and ward members @joand7.bsky.social @cllrmarcus.bsky.social & Anthony McCaul looking at issues right across this important city centre ward

#localgov #Manchester

In this #GAevent, we'll unpack the #SpendingReview's implications for the UK's transport system.

Speakers:
🔸 @sophieoconnell.bsky.social , Green Alliance
🔸 Silviya Barrett, @bettertransport.bsky.social
🔸 @cllrmarcus.bsky.social , @ipprnorth.bsky.social
🔸 ‪Dan Simpson, @sustrans.bksy.social

More ⬇️

Northern Appraisal Playbook launched:

"...securing investment in the North is often held back by an appraisal process that does not fully capture all the benefits - especially wider economic, social, and environmental impacts. We've developed this playbook to help you overcome these challenges..."

In this online #GAevent, we'll unpack what the outcomes of the #SpendingReview mean for the UK's transport system.

Speakers:
🔸 @sophieoconnell.bsky.social , Green Alliance
🔸 Silviya Barrett, @bettertransport.bsky.social
🔸 @cllrmarcus.bsky.social , @ipprnorth.bsky.social

Register ⬇️

Enjoyed holding Deansgate & Piccadilly Labour’s first Pizza & Politics: How to solve Manchester’s housing crisis this evening.

So sunny that we forgot to take a picture! We’ve been out delivering our latest Councillors’ update this weekend 🌹

Thanks Chris - excellent contributions as always. Great to have strong co-op voices round the table.

You can find all our reports and watch our discussions live at 10am (or recorded after) 👇🏽

democracy.manchester.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

It is Economy & Regeneration day at @mancitycouncil.bsky.social. At 10am, our committee will discuss:

🏗️ the emerging Manchester local plan
💻 Manchester’s digital strategy
💷 fairer access to finance for Manchester residents
🏡 governance of council-owned homes

All our papers are, and a recording of our discussion will soon be, available at:

democracy.manchester.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

Today is Economy & Regeneration Committee at @mancitycouncil.bsky.social

We discussed:

📊 the Council’s overall budget position
🏗️ the growth & development and highways budgets
👩‍🎓 the economic contribution of Manchester’s universities
🎭 the annual culture update.

Thanks Nick - in my full speech (too long for bsky!), I mentioned some of your research on their economic impact too.

I strongly agree with you - community ownership can boost communities *and* their economies.

Given the chance, our communities step up and can revitalise our shared spaces.

That’s why I seconded @crispeater.bsky.social motion to Manchester City Council on community ownership. With @coopparty.party.coop colleagues, we argued for helping communities wield new ownership powers.

Proud to have passed a motion on community ownership, to empower our communities and help achieve Labour government ambitions to double the size of the co-operative sector.

Thank you Cllrs @cllrmarcus.bsky.social @angelikistg.bsky.social and Garry Bridges for your support.

@coopparty.party.coop

@crispeater.bsky.social @cllrmarcus.bsky.social I was pleased to support your Council motion on giving communities more control over local assets. These spaces shape our neighbourhoods, creating identity, connection, and local pride 🏡✨ #Manchester # WhalleyRange @coopparty.party.coop

The producers have, I think, ruined this last episode of the Traitors with the Seer twist and how they executed it. They shouldn’t have revealed who got the power, who they picked, and it should have been done before the final roundtable where the outcome is revealed imo 🤷🏼‍♂️

Thanks @lgalabour.bsky.social for putting on this really insightful programme, and to all the great colleagues who took part with me. I learnt as much from them as the training sessions! I feel really lucky to have learnt so much on the Next Generation Programme #NG18