The second call for evidence has now closed, though we still welcome any further evidence, so please do continue to send your thougths and examples in. We want to say a huge thank you to all of those who sent submissions, these were inspiring, interesting and full of great ideas.
The Commission will have its third and final meeting on Monday 23rd April, when members will be able to discuss the themes and ideas emerging from their work. We will update the document library with the new set of papers following the meeting.
Please continue to send your ideas, reports or observations to civicenterprise@gmail.com. You can follow the debate on on twitter @civic_uk.
Thank you very much, we look forward to hearing from you!
The idea of the ‘city’ being within limits which really do not really exist due to urban sprawl needs to be discussed. Glasgow, for example does not lie within its current boundary.
Hi John,
Thanks for commenting.
‘Urban sprawl’ is clearly a feature of many cities. It would great to hear more about how you think this should be addressed. Would you like to submit a response to the call for evidence?
Submitting call for evidence. would have submitted papers before if i had been given the full facts now more aware, wating to be typed out will then forward on to commission.
What do Local Authoirities currently do to support local businesses and what could they do? I interviewed two West Mindlands manufacturing firms yesterday and both were working with their LA. One (growing, t/o £18m, 200 staff) is basically one of the last remaining occupants of a trading estate that the owner wants to convert to housing. At best they have to move. At worst it is the loss of employment use and associated land. The other (stable, t/o £4.5m, 26 staff) has the LA wanting to demolish one of their buildings to improve access to a derelict site. Relationships were good with the LA but is interesting to ask, compared to Europe, how actively the LA and local politicians want to be in supporting local firms in their areas and whether more radical approaches are needed.
Hi Andy,
A really interesting dimension. Would be interesting to see how UK authorities compare – imagine their is wide variation within and between countries? Please let us know if you have any further info/ideas on where we can find some evidence on this.
Thanks again for your comments.