Secretary of State for Communities announces appointment of Mrs Bridget Rosewell to chair the review
Communities Secretary Rt. Hon James Brokenshire MP announced on Friday 22 June the appointment of Volterra founder Bridget Rosewell to chair the Independent Review into Planning Appeal Inquiries. The review has been set up with the aim of reducing the time it takes to determine inquiries established to resolve disputed planning proposals, whilst ensuring quality […]
Bridget Rosewell speaks at the Town & Country Planning Association conference
In her role as Commissioner at the National Infrastructure Commission, Senior Volterra Advisor Bridget Rosewell was asked to speak at a recent Town & Country Planning Association conference. Bridget delivered a presentation on “Delivering New Towns in the Cambridge/Milton Keynes/Cambridge Corridor”. A copy of the presentation is available here.
Bridget Rosewell on Modelling Review Expert Panel
Volterra Senior Adviser Bridget Rosewell has contributed to the recent report by the Government Office for Science “Computational Modelling: Technological Futures”. You can find the web version here.
Infrastructure – Who Cares?
The launch of the draft National Infrastructure Assessment took place in Birmingham, overlooking the site of the city’s station-to-be at Curzon Street on HS2. In the room were all the new Metro Mayors from the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, the West of England, Cambridge and Peterborough and the earlier established London Mayor. It was the […]
The impact of Brexit on industry
Following the successful publication of Brexit Britain: the trade challenge, Prospect has commissioned a report designed to educate and inform parliamentarians and industry representatives about the impact of Brexit on industry. Bridget Rosewell has contributed a piece to the report – Brexit Britain: the future of industry
Centre for Cities City Talks podcast: Bridget discusses infrastructure projects
If we build it, will they come? Andrew Carter talks to Bridget Rosewell and Henry Overman about the merits of big infrastructure projects Go to podcast
DVSA has appointed Bridget Rosewell as non-executive chair
Volterra’s co-founder Bridget Rosewell has been appointed as the first non-executive chair of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). Bridget has a track record of advising public and private sector organisations on large-scale transformation. She’s been a commissioner for the National Infrastructure Commission since its inception in October 2015, and is currently a non-executive director of […]
Bridget Rosewell to speak at ‘The infrastructure challenge post Brexit’ Conference…BOOK NOW!
Conference: The infrastructure challenge post Brexit – 24 January, 2017 – Westminster – Programme now out Post Brexit, there is an emerging policy direction that puts infrastructure investment in the centre of an activist fiscal policy and the re-invention of industrial strategy. This is all framed around delivering fairness and inclusion to heal the social […]
Bridget Rosewell speaker at Highways UK 2016
Bridget Rosewell was a speaker at Highways UK 2016 annual conference on 16/17 November at the NEC in Birmingham, in her capacity as a judge of the Wolfson Economics Prize. The conference attracted 2,219 visitors to listen to the 109 speakers, in the three Industry briefing theatres, and to visit the 90 exhibitors. Highways UK is a major event […]
Bridget Rosewell discusses Heathrow runway decision and post-brexit data
Prolific Economist Bridget Rosewell was invited on to Radio 4’s World Tonight on Tuesday 25th October to discuss the Government’s decision to grant a third runway at Heathrow. The long awaited decision was an important moment in Theresa May’s new government, after years of lobbying and indecision on the Heathrow and Gatwick extensions. The greenlight for Heathrow […]