Claire SpencerA letter to my MP, Roger Godsiff, about his response to Anderton Park SchoolI wrote the below to Roger five days ago. Since then, he has showed no sign of reflecting on his stance on Anderton Park. Worse still, he…Jun 8, 2019Jun 8, 2019
Claire Spencer#LivingWageWeek Launch | Inclusive growth and fair payToday, I am going to talk about why there is no such thing as a strong regional economy without fair pay, using the prism of the West…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Claire SpencerPurpose rebuiltThose of you who know me will know that one of the things that I loved most about being a councillor was that it was purposeful work —…May 24, 2018May 24, 2018
Claire Spencer20180309 Things to note at WMCA BoardNB: …because it was my birthday, this is a little later than usual, albeit inclusive of any additional discussion that came up at the Board…Mar 13, 2018Mar 13, 2018
Claire Spencer20180209 Things to note at WMCA BoardLife can always be too interesting, and at such times, we can do much worse than channel Mark Corrigan:Feb 9, 2018Feb 9, 2018
Claire SpencerAn email to colleagues following WMCA BoardYou might have now caught up with what happened at the Board meeting on Friday - here is part of the email I have sent to my Birmingham…Jan 14, 2018Jan 14, 2018
Claire Spencer20180112 Things to note from WMCA Board2018 has arrived, and rejoice/woe, many things are as they ever were. If you needed an example, see the latest edition of ‘Lord Digby says…Jan 12, 2018Jan 12, 2018
Claire Spencer20171207 Things to note at WMCA BoardAs it’s technically a ‘matter arising’ from the last meeting, I think we should start today’s summary by saying: CONGRATULATIONS COVENTRY!Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Claire SpencerCfPS speech: scrutinising WMCA in practiceThe below is a speech I made to the Centre for Public Scrutiny conference on Combined Authority Governance (#whatup), on December 5th 2017:Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017