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Intelligent local growth needs robust, current and tailored economic...
Jon Lord (and for that matter Billy Preston/David Blue too) - RIP, but I hope there's a bright future for intelligent local economic development Since the completion of Wave One City Deals, the IMF...
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Where have all the people gone? Census 2011 First Release, July 2012
….many of them to London’s East End somewhat more permanently than to view the Olympics, if Census 2011 is to be believed… The importance of the census for planners and economists cannot be overstated....
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Coastal Communities – caught between the devil and the deep blue sea!
It’s that time of year again – when many of us recall the seaside holidays of our childhood. Those sometimes bittersweet memories will surely resonate with news of coastal communities this week. The...
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Will the housing crisis be heard by LEPs and city deals?
The publication last week of latest house building statistics by DCLG provide an interesting backdrop to reflections on the role of housing supply in future economic growth policy and practice both...
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A ‘fairytale in England’….what does your LEP or local authority want for Xmas?
After one of the most challenging years for economic growth and development that I can remember, LEPs and local authorities (LAs) need and deserve all the riches that the twelve days of festivities can...
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Can the lessons of 2012 give us a happy new year in 2013?
I find blogging for R&R immensely enjoyable, and I am always grateful for comments and feedback – ideally through the R&R web pages or directly. I get both. I hope my pieces are valued, and I...
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Looking back for looking forward…
Using local statistics from the recent past to inform our future growth strategies... December 2012 was an important month for statistical publications from ONS. Amongst the highlights, December 11th...
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What does commuting mean for your local growth deal, and the duty to cooperate?
Which LEP’s strategic economic plan is this commuter reading? Most development economists and urbanists will, like me, have mourned the passing of Sir Peter Hall late last month. Sir Peter was always...
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‘Living in the city’– Whilst Ministers can’t see beyond 2015, city leadership...
Which comes first – smarter cities or smarter Ministers? The official statement of Brandon Lewis, Minister for Housing and Planning, following the award of the Wolfson Economics Prize on Garden Cities...
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