Jessica Craig
Policy Manager
Natalie White
Practice and Innovation Manager
About the report
The Prime Minister has made strategic authorities a key part of his plans for national economic growth, asking metro mayors to produce Local Growth Plans for their regions. Power to Change’s new report, ‘Lessons in local growth’, argues that alongside boosting high growth industries these growth plans provide a timely opportunity to create inclusive growth, by working with organisations in the social economy – like community businesses, co-operatives and social enterprises.
The report presents ten practical lessons, drawing on learnings from our partnerships with West Midlands Combined Authority, North East Combined Authority, and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, who are already pioneering these approaches. The findings serve as a blueprint for other regional authorities to drive inclusive growth that can be seen and felt in people’s everyday lives.