David Marlow

Are there local solutions to failing national policies? LEDC’s May 2023 review

What do Green Belt, Migration, and Apprenticeships have in common? Well – they all feature in our May round up of current affairs. And they each offer huge opportunities for local innovation, more effective delivery, coherent and better policy outcomes with changes in relative national, regional and local powers and resources. Find out what we …

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Making the most of local universities in LED and placemaking

If you have ever grappled with why your local universities seem to spend more time chasing overseas students, focusing on national league tables, and opening campuses elsewhere, than with local placemaking and economic development priorities, this episode is for you.   Dr Louise Kempton of CURDS (the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle) …

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How do Investment Zones fit into the history and current government appetite for incentive-driven area-based initiatives?

On the latest episode of LED Confidential, Mike Spicer and I are joined by Pete Tyler, Professor of Urban and Regional Economics at the University of Cambridge. They discuss the UK’s forthcoming Investment Zones and the history of area-based initiatives, from the pioneering Enterprise Zones of the 1980s, through Freeports, and the more recent Opportunity Zones of the US. …

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Cultured

Missions, Local Government Finance, and Green Economy culture war

Our February review anticipates three of the issues to look out for in the impending Budget this week – missions, local government finance, and perspectives on shifts to greener, healthier transport. “Missions, missions, missions…” – from the twelve missions of the February 2022 Levelling Up White Paper (LUWP) to Labour’s February 2023 five missions for …

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