by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Evidence and intelligence
🚀 Unlocking Economic Growth: The Power of Evidence-Based Policy 📊In a world driven by data, the key to successful local and regional economic development lies in evidence-based policy.Clear communication of research findings, a culture that values evaluation, and...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | General
For me – too many of the UK’s recent economic policy announcements have been for the long term (Healthrow Ox-Cam, infrastructure, planning), or are formative and institutional (and therefore vague) – such as industrial strategy, Skills England, and...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | General
Summer is always a time of reflection for me. The day job quietens down enough for some of the learning and experience over the past year to sink in and gives me time to put it into perspective. I’m looking forward to deploying my skills, experience and networks – and...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Competency
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀.𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩?In the competitive arena of inward investment, 𝗮 purely 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Climate change
🌿 Embracing sustainability in local economies is the way forward! 🌍 From the Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan in Scotland to global projects promoting renewable energy, the shift towards a low carbon economy is gaining momentum. 💡 Innovation, entrepreneurship, and...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Devolution
𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵! despite the ramifications of changes to funding; fewer, large local councils and more strategic authorities such as Combined Authorities – this is all about institutions, principles, possibilities… meanwhile the economic challenges remain the...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Competency
Do you ever feel like you’re constantly playing catch-up in the fast-paced world of local and regional economic development? You’re not alone. The sheer volume of information and the pressure to deliver results in a political environment can leave even the...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | International trade
The US President has imposed additional 25% tariffs on all exports from Mexico and Canada (10% on energy) and 10% on China. In the press this morning it was said that increased tariff rates on the EU were going to happen, but no clarity about the UK.Such interventions...
by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | Labour market
💡 The FT dropped a truth bomb last week: The ageing population across OECD countries is a game changer for economic and skills strategies. 🚀 To keep our living standards afloat, we’ll need to push labor productivity through the roof to heights never seen...
by admin | Oct 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
A funding system to support economic growth in the nations and regions On the day before the UK Prime Minister convenes the first Council of Nations and Regions of the new UK government, this article discusses arguably the biggest factor holding back progress: the...
