Here is one uncomfortable possibility that doesn't get discussed enough: we may be solving the wrong problems because we're working from the wrong assumptions. Specifically, we've absorbed a set of ideas about what economic development looks like in a "developed"...
Today's the day. The Local and Regional Economic Development Handbook is now available in hardback via amazon. After two years of writing β and thirty-two years of practice behind it β the book is out! I've also recorded a ten-minute video walkthrough that takes you...
Since COVID, 850,000 people in the UK withdrew from the active labour market. This massive rise in economic inactivity has happened at the same time that policy has tightened controls on hiring overseas workers, and the UKβs further and adult education system has been squeezed by budget cuts and inflexibilities (prior to 2026). I did [β¦]