by Glenn | Dec 6, 2016 | Opinion, Uncategorized
“But surely the growth will happen anyway, we don’t need to do anything?” I was at a meeting of senior stakeholders a few weeks ago when one of them said “but surely the growth will happen anyway, we don’t need to do anything.” I almost fell off my seat. Firstly, we...
by Glenn | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
So yet again a UK parliamentary select committee is asking “do we need an industrial strategy?”. They have asked this many times before and the answer has tended to be ‘yes’. Reflecting the research and views of Harvard economics professor and...
by Glenn | Apr 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
NYC Metro Area: a leading tech region that is embracing devolved solutions to economic development In the fifth international case study for the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Corridor-Growth-Commission, we have looked at the New York City Metropolitan Area in the USA....
by Glenn | Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Devo-maxed out? keep the faith, but be pragmatic. Its going to be a long-term iterative process, not a holy grail or big bang I’m all for more powers for cities, regions and localities, but sometimes I get tired of reading the tea leaves and sifting the oracles...
by Glenn | Mar 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
As part of a series of international case studies for the London-Stansted-Cambridge Corridor Growth Commission, that we have been working on, we have looked at some of the lessons from Boston – Route 128. Through these case studies we hope to learn what might...
by Glenn | Mar 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
The third International Case Study report for the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Corridor-Growth-Commission is the renowned San Francisco – Silicon Valley area. It would be impossible to replicate the success of San Francisco – Silicon Valley, but there are...
