by admin | May 22, 2025 | future, General, politics
Successful places need an economic development strategy as much as unsuccessful ones.Here’s 5 mistakes that successful places make: ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ #๐ญ: ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ป’๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ. I live in a tech town. Sure its successful if you are a tech worker, but not if...
by admin | May 22, 2025 | General
5 ๐ข๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐ค๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ 1๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด. Politicians tend to care about the community, the issues faced and the constituencies they...
by admin | May 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
The preceding four articles have sought to build perspectives on the role of industrial development in local and regional economies. In this final article. I tie this together by looking at the role of industrial policy and strategy. The perennial question for the UK:...
by admin | May 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Apr 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by admin | Apr 29, 2025 | industry
If you recall in article 1 we introduced the idea of thinking about industries as โsystems.โ This now leads us to consider industrial clusters. Some regions punch above their weight economically because they have highly developed industrial clusters โ those...
by admin | Apr 29, 2025 | industry
Deindustrialisation is a powerful force that continues to mould the economic landscape of our towns and regions across the UK. The decline of the UKโs manufacturing and heavy industries has left an indelible mark, its impact varying fiercely depending on a...
by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | industry
This article marks the commencement of a five-part exploration into the crucial role of industrial policy in fostering local and regional economic development. The breadth and depth of this subject necessitate a series of discussions, and I trust your engagement, dear...
by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Strategy and policy work matters – if done well, the benefits can last for years, and establish your organisation or endeavour as a serious, creative endeavour which is attractive to major stakeholders Sometimes the strategy development work you commission as...
by admin | Apr 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
February’s high rate of GDP growth surprises many The UK economy surpassed analyst’s expectations with its 0.5% growth in February. Growth was widespread across services and manufacturing, and marked the fastest monthly pace since March 2024. The GDP...
