Recently, we got a really great endorsement from a client of ours at Gloucester City Council - and it neatly sums up our ethos and approach. Following on from our support to help Cheltenham Borough …
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Local Economic Development: why doing nothing is not an option
“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 …
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UK industrial strategy: the real question about industrial policy is not whether it should be practised, but how
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 …
International case study: NYC Metro Area
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, …
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Devo-maxed out? keep the faith, but be pragmatic
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 …
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International Case Study: Boston – Route 128
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 …
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