Putting The People In The Northern Powerhouse
Putting the People in the Northern PowerhouseA report capturing discussions from the first People’s Powerhouse Convention, Doncaster, July 2017
“Ambition is infectious”Francesca Hegyi, Hull City of oplespowerhouse
ForewordThe People’s Powerhouse was always aboutmaking economic growth improve the lifechances of everyone, it was also aboutmaking sure all our diverse voices are heard inwhatever forum that might be.“Enough is enough – the sisters are roaring”,is what Jo said in February 2017, but a groupof us went on to do more than that. We didn’twait for permission to get on and changethings, we decided we can be the change,use our power and influence and do the rightthings.The level of engagement galvanised by#peoplespowerhouse was overwhelming andwe know one day, one event can only be amere ‘snapshot’ of what’s already happeningacross the North.From young people getting involved; sessionssharing lived experience; through to globalexamples challenging the dominance oftrickle-down economics, we’re thankful toeveryone who took part and demonstrated thepower of collaboration, sharing, learning andchallenging. We need more of it.Stay engaged, be part of changing theconversation, keep sharing your insights andhave a look at the actions we – you! – talkedabout that are summarised in this report, andlet’s turn talk in to more action.Tracy FishwickProject DirectorPeople’s PowerhouseJo MillerChief ExecutiveDoncaster CouncilPresidentSOLACE“Never doubt thata small groupof thoughtful,committed, citizenscan change theworld. Indeed, it isthe only thing thatever has”Margaret Mead
BackgroundThe People’s Powerhouse putspeople at the heart of the NorthernPowerhouse agenda.What started on social mediadiscussing gender imbalance at oneevent, soon became a focal point formany about the need to shift the focusof Northern Powerhouse discussionson physical infrastructure andeconomic growth.The People’s Powerhouse tapped intoconcerns that were already widespreadabout the lack of focus on people,and a desire for a much broader andtransparent conversation about thefuture of the North.The People’s PowerhouseConvention: 12th July 2017The People’s PowerhouseConvention: Who came?Hosting the inaugural People’s PowerhouseConvention was about bringing peopletogether for a new conversation; people fromacross the North sharing their vision for andexamples of how they are already creating a‘North that works for everyone’.The event attracted approximately 250 peoplefrom diverse backgrounds and organisationsacross the North including: local authorities,combined authorities, business networks,corporates and private sector businesses,central government, housing associations,charities, social enterprises, individuals, thinktanks and universities. Representatives fromthe Northern Powerhouse Partnership andConference also took part.The event became the catalyst for a longerterm movement for change as it appealedto and sought to involve all sectors andsections of the community, essential if weare to harness the combined skills, resourcesand leverage of the public sector, voluntary,community, civic leaders and business.The outcome of the event is the start ofa wider movement, which can re-focusconversations and help to create a North thatworks for everyone. This report seeks to offerrealistic, actionable recommendations for howchange can be achieved. It is also intendedto inform those who could not attend theDoncaster event in July just what the People’sPowerhouse is about and to remind attendeesof what we pledged to do, the progresswe are making and actions that must beundertaken to keep the movement in motion.Key themes for the conventionWe heard from a range of speakers, both inmain plenary sessions as well as through aseries of 18 ‘panels’ which aimed to shinea light on how people are flourishing in theNorth and supporting its future growth (thesepanels are shown in full in Annex 1).We would like to thank all participants for theirtime, enthusiasm and contribution.
A call to actionWith Helen Pidd (Northern Editor, TheGuardian) as Chair, we opened with RosJones, Mayor of Doncaster.She welcomed delegates, saying it was fittingthat the first ever People’s Powerhouse eventwas taking place in Doncaster. Ros invitedparticipants to embrace the idea of thePeople’s Powerhouse and set the tone for theevent by reminding participants to “be brave,be creative, be together!” and that “we areNorthern people, talking straight about thechallenges we face but we’re full of hope”.Lord Victor Adebowale, a proudYorkshireman, kicked off the event by sayingthat the Northern Powerhouse “is nothingunless it’s a People’s Powerhouse”. His visionis of public, private and not-for-profit sectorsworking together for the people of the North,especially those who too often get forgotten inmainstream debates.“The future is collaboration”His challenge to us all was to create aninclusive vision for the North so that it mightbecome “Britain’s North Star”. He arguedthat the North shouldn’t be the place thatsurvives at the whim of the South but insteadis the place that is driving the economy anddelivering the value that makes this countrygreater still. Central to this will be new formsof business – especially social enterpriseswhere profits stay in the North.“Movements are more important thanstructures”“The future is about the things we don’t talkabout”“The North must create a future not just forthe North but for the country. It has the abilityto become a shining example of what the UKis capable of in the new Brexit age”Jo Miller, CEO Doncaster Council, SOLACEPresident and co-founder of The People’sPowerhouse urged us to “think yourself in tothe lives of the people you serve” and to uselanguage that is accessible to everybody.“Put things in the language of the woman onthe bus.”She told us to change the conversation: “it’smore powerful when you give power away”and reminded us to “be cross”. If we don’t likesomething we must change it and refuse toaccept the status quo.“Think, ‘what am I going to do differently?’Small changes get us where we need to be.”“Open the doors ofthe Powerhouseand let the peoplein”Andy Burnham, GreaterManchester Mayor
“Live in people’sshoes and makeservices fit forpurpose. Showhumility andredesign services;this makes peoplemore productive inthe economy.”Jo Miller, CEO, Doncaster CouncilPeter Holbrook, CEO of Social EnterpriseUK spoke passionately about the power ofprocurement to breathe life in to “left behindcommunities”. The Social Value Act is anidea “whose time has come”. He reinforcedthe absolute necessity for an advance ineconomic as well as social equality, “growthonly matters if it is shared equally.” Peteremphasised the power of social action.“We don’t need permission from Governmentor our civic leaders.”Francesca Hegyi, from Hull City of Culturegave an overview of Hull and the impact ofbeing City of Culture as an example of thepower of “refusing to do things traditionally”.All citizens were invited to ‘their year’ with342,000 people coming to events in theopening week. Since then, the participationrate has reached 90% with a large number ofspontaneous events organised. “Everybody isin charge in Hull.” Her advice to the People’sPowerhouse was to take risks and “talk theway that people talk”.Tracy Fishwick, Transform Lives Companyand co-founder of People’s PowerhouseChaired the Youth Panel, highlighted theimportance of hearing from people and theirlived experience, not talking “about people”but creating and sharing platforms so we canhave a shared understanding of priorities.Youthforia’s Hal Meakin’s key message was‘involve us!’ saying “this is our future and wewant a say in what it looks like”. Hal is partof the Northern Powerhouse project run byYorkshire and Humber’s Youth Work Unit andYouth Focus NW.“We need improved careers advice and anunderstanding of the options available to us.University is not the only destination we wantto head towards, apprenticeships can offergood alternatives.”His examples of how devolved administrationsinvolve young people included: in GreaterManchester the Mayor, Andy Burnham,announced a Youth Combined Authority thatwill build on existing youth councils and takeyoung people’s voice in to the work of theGMCA; the Greater Manchester Health andSocial Care partnership are working to getyoung people’s voice integrated into theirwork; and Liverpool Combined Authority andMayor, Steve Rotherham, are engaging youngpeople in boards and working groups.Charlie Lisle from Greater Manchester TalentMatch was one of the conference’s highlights,
with her funny and moving account of howshe hadn’t allowed herself to be held back byother people’s misconceptions of what shewas capable of. And it was clear Charlie inturn was taken back by the impact she hadon everyone else at the People’s Powerhouseconference. As she told me: “One of the bigthings I’ll be taking away from today is thepower of words. I spoke for five minutes in themorning and I’ve had people stopping me allday. I didn’t expect to have so much impact.”Andy Burnham called the People’sPowerhouse “the right event at the right time”.He argued that the EU referendum had laidbare what has been building for decades:people’s frustration with how politics is beingdone in Brussels and in Westminster.“Now is the time for the North of Englandto get together and resolve to make sureour voice is heard on the national stage.devolution is the best chance we will everhave to forge new ways of doing politics.”He argued that we need to put meaningbehind the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ slogan.It’s not what the Government tell us it’s goingto be, it’s about Northerners being clearabout what we want to build. He set out “fourcornerstones”:1. Balanced representation: diversityinvolving men and women on boards,councils and committees.2. Let the people in: by giving voicesto people who don’t have a voice inpolitics.3. Give people a real job to do: meaningthey can shape policies and be trustedto make good decisions.4. Build strong places not just buildings:including by “regenerating people andcommunities”.In the afternoon our Chair Nick Golding,Editor, Local Government Chronicle,introduced our panellists. He asked KarenFinlayson of PWC, Ed Cox of IPPR Northand Fay Selvan CEO of The Big Life group toshare their impressions from the conference.Karen Finlayson urged the conference tobuild upon the focus and enthusiasm of theday and “get sleeves rolled up, get stuck in,make it happen”. She echoed the advice ofseveral speakers to take more risks and to“do something different”. She acknowledgedthe difficulty of measuring social value buturged:“How we measure the journey is important.How do we measure empowerment?”“Listen to what’simportant to us.social infrastructure,one that will supportour health, physicaland mental health.Hal Meakin, Youthforia
Fay Selvan recommended that leadersask Big Lottery and other funders to cometogether and decide how to support a longerterm project for change – learning the lessonsfrom Talent Match and Hull City of Culture.Fay’s advice was to “stop denying reality” andto challenge those who “blame poor people”.“Seize the power oflove and the powerof kindness.“I believe in thehope that humanitybrings, and I believein service forothers.”Dame Louise Casey, DirectorGeneral, DCLGShe urged us all to make substantialrecommendations; for example, we shouldpush for the adoption of inclusive growth as aNorthern Powerhouse strategy and:“At least one town should say ‘no’ to UniversalCredit and trial a basic income.”Ed Cox, IPPR North, cautioned theConference against naivety. Its energiesshould be combined with the NorthernPowerhouse: “we can’t work apart”. TheNorth, he said, should “lead and not plead”.He supported other speakers urging that “wehave to get angry and challenge things” andemphasised the power of collaboration.Dame Louise Casey, in her last speechas Director General, DCLG, Louise urgeddelegates to target support on the mostvulnerable people in our communities.She argued that there was a need to rehumanise support services and in doing so,restore the connection between the “systemand the personal”. She also made the case forgreater devolution, arguing that “the time hascome to seize power from Whitehall”.“Start with the hardest first. It’s not about thelow-hanging fruit”“No-one is beyond hope”“Shine a light in to dark places”“Do something, anything, but not nothing!”Jo Miller left the conference with a final, butimportant, challenge:“Come back next year to demonstrate thechange we want to be.”
Five pillars of changeThe People’s Powerhouse Conventionwas deliberately organised to create acollaborative and sharing space for discussionand debate about a North that works foreveryone.Each of the 18 panel sessions was recordedwith the group’s thoughts and observationsnoted on a standardised template. Whenthese write-ups were analysed, five keythemes or priorities emerged.Delegates were immediately aware that theorganisers were serious about changinghow things had been done up to now,creating a more inclusive, participatoryevent and therefore a more representativeset of priorities that we have all been part ofshaping.These have been developed in to five pillars ofchange: the things we’ve all said we need tosee more of if a Northern Powerhouse is truly‘for the people’.1A more inclusive north whereour diverse voices andstrengths are represented2A good economy that worksfor more people3Devolution that genuinelyincludes local people4A focus on the value of allour places5More collaboration, sharingand learning together
A more inclusive north where our diversevoices and strengths are represented“At the current rate, it will take 200 years forthe employment gap for those with a disabilityto close” (participant from panel 13).Many of the panels reflected the livedexperience of citizens living in the North andmany spoke about a Northern Powerhouseconcept that feels remote from most people’slives: we do not ‘feel part of it’ (participantsin panel 5). At the heart of this challengeis a question about ‘who the NorthernPowerhouse is for?’On one level this is an argument abouteconomic and social exclusion. Despitethe fact that many places in the North areexperiencing economic growth, the peoplewho live in and around the growth areas donot necessarily experience the benefits in theireveryday lives. But it is also about languageand priorities.Discussions in the panel sessions suggestedthat the debate about the ‘NorthernPowerhouse’ was too focused on large scaletransport projects - what one participantcalled ‘grey infrastructure’. It is unclear topeople how investments in big ticket projectssuch as HS2 will directly improve the qualityof life for Northern citizens, particularly asmuch of this investment will be centredaround the North’s core cities. As thediscussion in panel 5 reported - do residentsin Salford feel that Media City belongs tothem? Even if and when projects like northernrail electrification or HS2 happen will theynecessarily benefit everyone in the North – orjust some groups (Participants in Panel 5)?More widely, there were concerns about theextent to which the narrative of the NorthernPowerhouse referenced wider equality anddiversity issues, with discussion in one panelarguing that the exclusion of people fromthe economy - because of race, genderor sexuality - was not helpful to greatereconomic prosperity for everyone.The change we want to see:1. Diversity of representation at all levels,including at events and on panels2. Commitment backed up by actionby policy makers and leaders ondiversifying and therefore changingthe conversation, to ensure a range ofviews and perspectives are heard3. Leaders and organisations making anexplicit pledge to put in place practicalways to engage with a more diverserange of people living and working inthe North and ‘report’ this on an annualbasis.What we will do:1. Support more inclusive approaches topolicy making.2. Develop an inclusion ‘Kitemark’ to begiven to those organisations, eventsand activities that exemplify inclusiveapproaches and behaviours and thestandards it has met. This Kitemarkwould be awarded to organisations who‘walk the talk’ and actively pursue moreinclusive approaches.3. All participants in the People’sPowerhouse should pledge only toparticipate in fully inclusive events. Weare defining inclusivity as needing toconsider all ages, genders, physical andmental health, ethnic groups, sexualdiversity and rural as well as urbancommunities.
Case study: What does it taketo create new solutions to helpyoung people, families andcommunities thrive?The contextDoncaster’s Innovation Unit discussed thechanging nature of society, the challenges forpeople, particularly young people.Many of the challenges they face are messyand complicated and the old solutions arenot “up to the job of solving the problems oftoday, let along those of tomorrow”.The panel showcased how innovation istaking place; one example is the “LambethCollaborative”, which supports better coordination and communication around GPServices resulting in a decrease in referrals tosecondary care.Key issues raised in discussion1. The language of ‘innovation’ and theneed to reclaim and explain it.2. Role of community and voluntary sectorin leading on local innovation and isthere an opportunity for local authoritiesto do more?3. Importance of demonstrating thechange that is possible through casestudies – as often ‘people don’t believechange is possible until they see it’.4. Elected politicians have a key rolein helping to shape and changediscussions about place.Implications for the NorthThe Innovation Unit is working withDoncaster City Council to help developgreater leadership around the idea of ‘TeamDoncaster’ to support their work in helping tomake change happen locally.
A good economy that works for more people“What is the point of growth if it is low quality,insecure jobs?” (participant from Panel 18).Many of the panels argued the need for aNorthern economy that enables all peopleto thrive. The benefits of a more inclusiveeconomy, the importance of grass rootscommunity involvement, the need for goodwork for people and generating more socialvalue was a strong theme throughout the day.Participants felt that success in the North wastoo heavily focused on the overall growth ofthe North’s economy (GDP) as an objective,rather than how economic growth can beused to support decent jobs, good housing,healthcare equalities and the wellbeing of thepeople in the North of England.An example of this quoted in paneldiscussions was in relation to work.Participants said that while their localeconomies are experiencing growth in manyareas, this growth does not always equateto ‘good work’ with many people findingthemselves stuck in low paid, insecureemployment, what one person described asa “no pay, low pay cycle “(participant frompanel 18).This impacts upon individual wellbeing andlife chances and traps people with fewerchoices and little ‘power’ to change theircircumstances:“.too many people feel that they are part ofa machine rather than deciding on the type ofwork they do and feeling that their work is partof their identity” (participant in Panel 18)In addition, options to measure the successof the Northern Powerhouse were debatedas was the need to incorporate ‘social value,culture, place and localism’ (discussionfrom panel 7). These were also key plenarymessages from a number of speakers: thatsocial value is meaningless if commissioningand contracting processes are inherentlyflawed, misunderstood or badly applied.The change we want to see:1. Firm commitments to social valueoutcomes within all investment andprocurement processes includinglocal employment, apprenticeshipsand training as well as influencing thewider supply chain. This applies toGovernment, bodies such as Transportfor the North and Local Enterprise
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