🚨 Yesterday, The English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill became an Act This is the 1st time ever that #culture has legislative backing within the devolution framework “2 years of research w/ partners & national advocacy by @culturecommons.bsky.social has paid off” - @trevormacf.bsky.social

Congratulations @culturecommons.bsky.social @trevormacf.bsky.social for years of advocacy with Westminster, Mayors, peers and civil society. The achievement shifting this Bill signals recognition that culture is a cornerstone of local governance, strengthens communities and delivers public value.

The Stage@thestage.co.uk · 7mo ago

Culture has been added to the landmark devolution bill, in a move that has been described as “one of the most significant shifts in cultural policy for a generation”. Read more 👇

🧭 The English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill will shape local powers for a generation BUT #culture #creativity & #heritage are barely mentioned! We’ve submitted evidence + amendments to MHCLG to change that Read more 👉 www.culturecommons.uk/news/strengt...

Strengthening the Bill delivering English devolution: why culture, creativity & heritage must feature — Culture Commons

This week, we’ve taken our work on cultural devolution right into the heart of government — submitting formal evidence to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s consultation on th...

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Major news in education! #Arts #culture & #creativity will go back into the heart of the national curriculum in England 🙌 The UK Gov’s @departmentforedu.bsky.social has confirmed it will take forward major reforms proposed by Professor Becky Francis review www.culturecommons.uk/news/the-art...

The arts will go back into the National Curriculum — Culture Commons

Following today’s publication of the Curriculum and Assessment Review , led by Professor Rebecca Francis CBE, Culture Commons warmly welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to placing arts, culture a...

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🧭 The English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill will shape local powers for a generation BUT #culture #creativity & #heritage are barely mentioned! We’ve submitted evidence + amendments to MHCLG to change that Read more 👉 www.culturecommons.uk/news/strengt...

Strengthening the Bill delivering English devolution: why culture, creativity & heritage must feature — Culture Commons

This week, we’ve taken our work on cultural devolution right into the heart of government — submitting formal evidence to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s consultation on th...

culturecommons.uk

Important publication! Wonderful to see culture creative & heritage infrastructures embedded in here in-line with @culturecommons.bsky.social recommendations! Thanks to Diane and the whole Taskforce for the detailed work on this

Diane Coyle@dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · last yr.

The report from the New Towns Taskforce - I was a member - is out: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68d694... Now over to the government....

The UK Gov’s new ‘Pride in Place’ strategy is now a flagship policy £billions for neighbourhood renewal powers for communities #culture + #heritage in scope But will Neighbourhood Boards see our sectors as key enablers or add ons? We dig into the details 👉 www.culturecommons.uk/news/pride-i...

Creative health programmes are helping to improve the UK's health & wellbeing, providing new work opportunities for creatives & saving the NHS money. Read our new report, from the CIC & @artscouncilengland.bsky.social. www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/download-hub/health-wellbeing-forum-report

CIC Health & Wellbeing Forum 2025 Report - Download Hub: The Creative Industries

A cross sector group of experts advises greater use of innovative creative health approaches to help the UK meet long-term challenges. Download now in the Download Hub.

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Last week, Director @trevormacf.bsky.social was hosted in #Riga by Latvia’s Minister for Culture, Agnese Lāce The discussion explored cultural #data, #devolution, inter-cultural #dialogue, and the future of #culturalrelations between the #UK and #Baltic states at a time of global uncertainty

We’re been working with the UK Government on the emergent Local Government Outcomes Framework @trevormacf.bsky.social has been advocating for the #creative #cultural & #heritage sectors to be well positioned in the key indicators More here👇 www.culturecommons.uk/news/local-g...

Supporting the UK Government with a new national outcomes framework for local authorities — Culture Commons

Culture Commons has been attending a series of high level roundtables hosted by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to help support the development of the emergent Local Governme...

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Thank you to First Minister of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnswinney.bsky.social for the invitation to #Edinburgh today for his statement on #culture & the #creative industries Proud @culturecommons.bsky.social helped the National Performing Companies of Scotland secure a significant uplift in a recent gov budget

Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social endorses our recommendation to embed ‘cultural infrastructure’ into New Towns masterplanning www.culturecommons.uk/news/minster...

Minster endorses our policy on cultural infrastructure for New Towns — Culture Commons

New Towns Taskforce report drawing on Culture Commons policy cited in an evidence session in a cross-party House of Lords committee.

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The UK Government has tabled a new Bill on English #devolution in @ukparliament.parliament.uk We’ve been monitoring devo closely since we launched a four nations open #policy development programme w/ 30 partners Initial headlines w/ analysis to follow👇 www.culturecommons.uk/news/new-dra...

New draft law on English Devolution lands — Culture Commons

The UK Government has today published the ‘English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill’ - a game-changing moment for local decision making across England.

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Working with The Audience Agency and supported by Research England, we have been leading a project to develop a Cultural Indicator Suite, a new framework that helps to communicate the holistic everyday cultural vitality of the places we live. Read more 👇 www.culturalvalue.org.uk/understandin...

Understanding and measuring cultural vitality in the UK - Centre for Cultural Value

The Centre for Cultural Value has been leading a project to develop a Cultural Indicator Suite, a new framework that helps to communicate the holistic everyday cultural vitality of the places we live.

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Looking good! Can testify wholeheartedly how brilliant Culture Commons are as policy partners

Culture Commons@culturecommons.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re still an independent and not for profit think & do tank dedicated to the UK’s #creative #cultural and #heritage ecosystem… …we’ve just had a little refresh! We’ve brightened things up and made our projects, publications and services more accessible. www.culturecommons.uk

We’re still an independent and not for profit think & do tank dedicated to the UK’s #creative #cultural and #heritage ecosystem… …we’ve just had a little refresh! We’ve brightened things up and made our projects, publications and services more accessible. www.culturecommons.uk

The UK Government have published the Sector Plan today. It sets out actions until 2035 and will play an important role in guiding policy for the coming years. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68586c...

Game-changing investment in social housing Angela Rayner + Chancellor will have worked v hard to secure this Cultural infrastructure can now empower communities to turn these new houses into homes 👀ing to DCMS & MHCLG to build joint investment progs to make it so! @culturecommons.bsky.social

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

Rachel Reeves to unveils £39bn housing boost in spending review shake-up

A nice policy briefing here from @natcen.bsky.social team on attitudes to #devolution in Sussex Some of the sentiments chime with findings we made @culturecommons.bsky.social as part of a major 4 nations open policy development programme examining ‘cultural devolution’ devolution.culturecommons.uk

The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK - The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK​

The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK A major four nations research and open policy development programme Picture a renewed United Kingdom based on better relationships between governments, comm...

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National Centre for Social Research@natcen.bsky.social · last yr.

Today we have published a policy briefing paper, sharing fresh insights into the public's attitudes towards devolution #SocietyWatch #SocialResearch #Devolution #Deliberation natcen.ac.uk/publications...

We've published a new Discussion Paper. 📘 ’Culture-led capital projects: catalysing local decision making in place' It explores how #re-developing #heritage buildings can boost culture-led #regeneration and bring the public into decision making processes www.culturecommons.uk/publications... 1/2

Culture-led capital projects: catalysing local decision making in place

This paper examines how culture-led capital development projects are creating new opportunities for local cultural decision making in the UK. Through an analysis of two live case studies – Docking Sta...

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A significant day for #Devolution Greater Manchester & the West Midlands now have decision making powers over circa £1bn per year @culturecommons.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/p...

Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026

Details of Integrated Settlements for 2025 to 2026

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The #devolution revolution is ramping up! If you're thinking about how it might impact on the #creative #cultural and #heritage sectors, this digital #policy portal is for you. We've spent a year researching & developing policy to help make the most of it: 💻 devolution.culturecommons.uk 👈

The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK - The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK​

The Future of Cultural Devolution in the UK A major four nations research and open policy development programme Picture a renewed United Kingdom based on better relationships between governments, comm...

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We're calling on #UK #Government to include #cultural #infrastructure in masterplans for New Towns! The Ministry of #Housing, #Communities & #LocalGovernment will be building 1.5m new homes We want people moving in to have the assets they need to live their best lives devolution.culturecommons.uk