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I’ll be the first to admit that in the past I’ve enjoyed a bit of local authority officer bashing through my New Start column.  Luckily for me they still invite me to their parties and regard what I say as a load of old tripe. However, I was horrified to discover that I’ve been fraternising with the enemies of enterprise.

In line with the government’s localism agenda, 32 local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) have now been approved across England. Taking the place of regional development agencies (RDAs), their purpose is to bring local authorities and local businesses together to tackle enterprise issues at a local level.