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My Local Economy

We equip our clients to make the big public facing decisions about their economy that transform local communities

Hi, I’m Glenn. I help local authorities and economic partnerships make the big public-facing decisions that transform local communities

We combine our fantastic interpersonal and stakeholder communications skills with outstanding technical experience in all aspects of economic development. We also write fantastic reports - that are clear, and high impact - and rarely bettered by any other UK ecnomic consultancy. This is all driven by our passion and committment - we want our localities and cities to to be places that succeed and thrive, that are sustainable and inclusive. Our work speaks for itself - see our project examples below...

Glenn Athey, Managing Director
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Growing Together – a powerful new joint advocacy for further progress on devolution

Client: London First Year: 2018 This project, commissioned by London First involved developing common ground for collaboration between four business groups: London First, North West Business Leadership Team, The Northern Powerhouse, and Business North. It represents a statement of priorities for working together and growing together. The project involved detailed economic research, and …

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Global Britain: a fair and managed immigration system fit for the post-Brexit economy

Client: London First Year: 2018 This project, commissioned by London First involved research and report writing for business-led proposals for the skills immigration system post-Brexit. The consultancy support involved developing a voice for the pragmatic voice of business, that recognises both the public’s concern about open borders and the part business must play in keeping the …

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Our services:

Analysing the economic performance of cities, localities and regions
Developing local economic strategies
Local economic inclusion studies and strategies
Labour market and skills analysis and strategies
Developing delivery ideas and action plans
Helping secure investment
Economic impact, appraisal and evaluation
Turning evidence and policy into comms and marketing collateral

We are industry leaders

Glenn knows his field – it gives us a lot of confidence.

Hertfordshire LEP.

Devolution in England: understanding Scotland’s place competitiveness

A project delivered for Skills Development Scotland in 2018 This project reviewed progress in local devolution in England, and brainstormed some of the potential consequences for Scotland’s economy and governance in the future. The project involved a review of local and city economic development and regeneration policy and progress since 2010, and reviewing devolution …

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East of England: Growing the Future of Life Sciences in the UK

A project completed in 2018 for Eastern Academic Health Science Network (EAHSN) My Local Economy were commissioned to conduct an evaluation of the first two years of the EAHSN, and to author a promotional report highlighting the track record, strengths and innovative prowess of the East of England in life sciences research and business. The report was provided to support a …

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We are curious

Strong analytical skills and in-depth knowledge across a range of topics, from skills to international comparisons.

Alexandra Jones, Chair , London Stansted Cambridge Consortium and CEO , Centre for Cities.

Ambition Southend – a skills strategy tailored to local needs

Client: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Year: 2018 Working with Karl Dalgleish from Kada Research, My Local Economy developed a skills strategy for Southend-on-Sea that was tailored towards its local economy, existing skills profile, and future ambition and developments. Southend-on-Sea was an interesting locality. With high levels of commuting, a vibrant visitor economy, a number …

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Hertfordshire Economic Outlook – tracking the dynamics of change

Client: Hertfordshire LEP Year: 2018, 2016 and 2015 With Hertfordshire LEP using this report to headline their annual event, My Local Economy were pleased to be commissioned for the third consecutive edition of the Hertfordshire Economic Outlook that we researched and wrote. This report takes official statistics and analyses them for the Hertfordshire economy, and for the localities …

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The overriding thing is that you know who you are getting and that you’re working with a person. We could have easily got one of the bigger companies but we wanted Glenn.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council