Category Archives: regions

The UK Economy: The Retreat of the Makers

If the Chancellor George Osborne is to turn his vision of reinvigorating our manufacturing sector, the so called “march of the makers”, he and his government colleagues need to develop a coherent industrial policy. The public policy debates which focus … Continue reading

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The Great Divergence: the State of the Regions in the UK

The UK economy is geographically fractured with areas of prosperity and areas of deprivation. Nick Clegg will tell the City of London (some irony there) that the UK economy needs major rebalancing to shift its focus away from London. And he is … Continue reading

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Austerity: we are not all in it together

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