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“Shy bairns get nowt”: What can local areas do to help promote their economic opportunities and needs in the lead up to the UK general election?
Introduction Glenn Athey and Mike Spicer write about some of the fundamental policy changes that may be required from a new government after the UK General Election, and what Local Authorities and Partnerships can do now to prepare, advocate and lobby ahead of that....
Applying climate change actions to local economic development functions
Confused by the new models of sustainable development and how to apply them to your local economy? The more I reflect on my experience over recent years, the more I think that we need to be clearer about what folks should be doing differently with their local economic...