by Glenn | Oct 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
The NE would need a significant scale of resources to out-compete and catch up with Scottish Enterprise; and would need to set up institutional capacity for the long term. There are lots of other examples of best in class inward investment organisations (Singapore,...
by Glenn | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
It was my pleasure to be hired under the Local Government Association’s Local Growth Advisor initiative to help Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council complete their 2014 Local Economic Assessment. I undertook this work between December 2013 and February 2014. The...
by Glenn | Jun 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
In local economic development the governance and structures will never be perfect. You need to deal with the bureaucracy that comes with public money and not hide from it. Plans and strategies are useful, until the action begins. And you need to focus to be effective,...
by Glenn | Jun 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Is it true to say that today’s local economic development efforts are too much concerned with papers about structures and accountability; and not enough about resources and delivery? As well as each of the 39 LEPs working for a year on their Strategic Economic...
by Glenn | Apr 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
There are huge potential benefits from devolving employment and unemployment services to regions and localities. We need to apply long-term joined-up solutions to our education, welfare, employment and skills policies in order to reduce marginalisation in the labour...
