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Trickle down and out, time for trickle up!

Unemployment on the increase, poverty growing, local economies in melt down. I am tired ...

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Could localism, give a helping hand to the poorest?

What difference will more power to cities and local government bring to tackling growing inequality ...

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Growth alone is not the answer

Confucius said that ‘Money is round and it rolls away’. Well over the last ...

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A shopping list for high streets from the queen of shops

The Portas Review, is a simple, action focussed, ‘new season’ type shopping list. However, ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Autumn statement: a rabbit caught in the headlights!

Above all, the autumn statement reflects an impotence at the heart of national economic stewardship. ...

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This regeneration strategy is dead, we need new one

In Regeneration to enable growth: What Government is doing in support of community-led regeneration, the ...

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Turning austerity into an age of hope

I was told last week that ‘You are too pessimistic, you are like Fraser from ...

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The crisis in local economic development

All of us interested in creating great places must gaze beyond the present and look ...

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One step beyond: The need for forward LEPs

LEPs must move one step beyond the opportunities afforded by the standard policy fare. ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

Flying the flag for the north

Let’s not forget the real problem here, it’s not the north – it’s UK’s economic ...