
Powering the South East: From Clean Energy Constraint to Capability
The South East doesn’t lack ambition – it lacks the infrastructure and leadership to deliver it, says Geri Silverstone.

The South East doesn’t lack ambition – it lacks the infrastructure and leadership to deliver it, says Geri Silverstone.

A new report from Curia argues that clean energy could anchor regional regeneration in the South East – but only if structural barriers in planning, pricing, and co-ordination are addressed.

A landmark decision to build the UK’s first small modular reactors at Wylfa signals a turning point for energy security, economic growth, and Britain’s global nuclear ambitions.

AI won’t replace human skills – the real challenge is building an education system that makes them more valuable than ever.

As Seven Sisters was formally declared England’s newest National Nature Reserve, leaders at a Parliamentary meeting for English Tourism Week argued that the region has a major opportunity to turn its natural assets, visitor economy and global gateways into a stronger engine of growth.

At Curia’s NHS innovation summit in Barnsley, South Yorkshire Mayor, Oliver Coppard argues regional leaders – not Whitehall – hold the key to unlocking health-driven economic growth.

From low carbon construction to digital careers, leaders across the North West are calling for a new skills settlement – one that treats people as economic infrastructure and turns collaboration into delivery.

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A new cross party parliamentary group is putting the Gatwick Diamond firmly on the national stage, arguing that backing the region’s transport, skills and infrastructure is not just good for the South East, but good for the UK economy.

Barnsley’s designation as the UK’s first Tech Town signals a new, place-based approach to AI led growth – linking skills, productivity and business transformation with government backing and global tech support.

The UK’s current “growth emergency” needs to place artificial intelligence (AI) “front and centre” if it wants to see development, urged Business Secretary Peter Kyle MP at the Get Britain Growing: South East Conference.

Great British Energy promises 15 GW of clean power, £15 billion investment and 1,000+ local projects by 2030.
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