Guidance for local and combined authorities Local and Combined Authorities in England are tasked with creating Get Britain Working (GBW) plans to tackle local labour market challenges, boost employment (aiming for 80%), and reduce barriers to work. DWP guidance...
The idea of fostering local industrial clusters as a driver for economic development is appealing, but the reality on the ground presents some significant hurdles. In today's interconnected world, truly self-contained local or regional clusters are increasingly rare....
If you recall in article 1 we introduced the idea of thinking about industries as ‘systems.’ This now leads us to consider industrial clusters. Some regions punch above their weight economically because they have highly developed industrial clusters – those...