Event catch-up: The first 100 days – what should be at the top of the Sheffield City Region Mayor’s in-tray?

Listen to our public panel event on what the new Sheffield City Region Mayor should be prioritising.

Podcast published on 26 July 2016

Full audio of our event in Sheffield discussing priorities for the new Mayor of the City Region, who will be elected in May 2017. The discussion touched on the need for the Mayor to secure a “quick win” in order to demonstrate they can deliver to voters, the need to address low pay in the region, and the impact of Brexit on current local growth plans.

On the panel were Lord Blunkett, Former MP for Sheffield Brightside and leader of the city council, Dr Craig Berry, Deputy Director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Sheffield, and June Smith, Membership and External Affairs Manager at EEF Yorkshire and Humber. The event was chaired by Alexandra Jones, Chief Executive of Centre for Cities.

Watch the highlights from the conversation below

You can download the audio as a podcast here (right click or save as). You can subscribe to the Centre for Cities podcast on iTunes. The rss feed url is http://centreforcities.podbean.com/feed/.

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