This Is The North

Welcome to ‘This Is The North’ Podcast, your source of transformative conversations. An intentional challenge to the systems holding back the North of England. Hosted by Alison Dunn, an award-winning charity chief executive and former solicitor. This podcast is supported by Society Matters and is dedicated to curating and sharing knowledge, powering the change we need from a more equal and inclusi...

In this episode, we discuss Britain’s housing crisis. We cover the economic factors at play, affordability, supply, and demand imbalances, rising rents, a lack of social housing and disrepair across all tenures. Host Alison Dunn is joined by Mark Henderson, Chief Executive of Home Group, Satty Rai, Member Engagement Manager at Northern Housing Consortium and Andrew Burnip, Director of Skylight Ser...

It is arguable that the North of England is, or at least has been, the engine of the country, with a rich history of invention, innovation, and creativity. Yet despite this pivotal role, the fortunes of northerners have never been further apart from their better off counterparts in the south. How do we define and characterise the process of de-industrialisation in Northern England? What are its ke...

This Is The North is the podcast exploring how the gap between the rich and the poor, the North and the South is greater than ever before. Here. host Alison Dunn, charity Chief Executive and dedicated social justice advocate, introduces the podcast and shows how we'll discuss why the poverty gap matters and what we can do about it. ... Connect with Alison: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisondunncag...