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Skills & levelling up: some fundamentals that are useful to remember
Foundations of labour In doing some recent work reviewing some labour market and skills intelligence, I was reminded of some of the fundamental qualities of labour and skills and how these explain a lot of the challenges and issues that we still deal with today in...
Our labour market and skills analysis is best in class
We know the data inside out, have conducted in-depth studies on all aspects of labour markets: immigration, skills shortages, HE, economic inclusion, and employers recruitment and skills demand. We regularly write articles providing advice and guidance on skills -...
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: initial thoughts on how it will shake out
This is the first article in a series called "Local Economic Development in Transition." With so much in flux in England - the end of European Funds, the wrapping up of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), the Levelling Up White Paper and the subsequent launch of the...
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: How to Prepare
Want to know how European funding for local economic development projects will be replaced, how this will work, and how you need to prepare over the next 3-6 months? This article will help to inform your approach. It has been written in collaboration between Mike...
22 days of pro bono in 2022
22 in '22 Folks - this year I relaunched my own consultancy and advisory business. After a lot of reflection, I decided I needed to carve out some time to get new experiences, meet new people, and be exposed to new challenges. Two big things drive my career and day to...
2022 – the year ahead for local economic development
Although 2022 will be another year of uncertainty and major challenges, local economic development offers a lot of insight and solutions The future is difficult to predict – especially in the current economic and political environment. Here in the UK we are facing...

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