Whats Next for the City Region?

This public debate is a chance for people to air their views on issues affecting the city region. In recent decades there have been some high profile achievements in the city region. Despite these, it still faces some daunting challenges. Severe levels of deprivation, endemic low pay in many parts of the economy, an ageing housing stock, growing environmental concerns, and a struggling public infrastructure. These continue to be very real problems made worse by the ongoing economic crisis, and ones to which any newly-elected central government will be expected to respond. The keynote speaker is Will Hutton of the Work Foundation, while other contributors include Caroline Downey of MERCi and David Campbell from GMCVO’s Transport Resource Unit. Event organised by the University of Brooks World Poverty Institute. Attendance is free.