Intelligence East Midlands produces occasional briefings on a range of topical issues relevant to research in the region. These briefings are produced by experts and specialists from different organisations in the region and provide a concise overview of the subject area.
This briefing, produced by emda for IEM, looks at the concept of city-regions, different perspectives from policy makers and the implications of current policy thinking for the East Midlands.
Nottinghamshire Research Observatory have produced this briefing paper which looks at the rationale for regeneration initiatives and considers why regeneration initiatives do not always work in the way they were intended to work.
Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disability Allowance in the East Midlands
This is the first briefing produced for IEM by the Nottinghamshire Research Observatory. The paper provides information in Incapacity Benefit (IB) and Severe Disability Allowance (SDA) claimants for county and unitary authorities in the East Midlands, and for other regions in Great Britain.
IEM briefing, produced jointly by East Midlands Health Observatory and Government Office for the East Midlands, provides an overview of the region's alcohol problem and the results of public consultation on the issue. It also looks at policy responses at both the local and national levels.
