Summer reflections: blue sky thinking for place leaders
What inspires transformation when the policy treadmill slows? And how can science fiction, cinema, and Nokia guide your next move?
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Health meets place: the NHS 10-Year Plan and local economic development
Can NHS reform be a catalyst for local economic renewal? Or will institutional churn stall the promise of community health?
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Place before sectors? Rethinking UK industrial strategy with Paul Swinney
In this episode, David and Mike are joined by Paul Swinney to explore the UK’s new industrial strategy. They ask: does it finally embrace a place-based model of economic development? And can it tackle the UK’s long-standing productivity challenge? From sectoral strengths and urban clustering to Freeports, fiscal devolution and the role of universities, this wide-ranging conversation challenges conventional thinking and offers a grounded take on what local leaders should do next.
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Infrastructure or illusion? Assessing the UK’s new 10-Year National Infrastructure Strategy
Can the UK finally overcome its infrastructure inertia? Or will local leaders be eft without the resources they need to deliver much-needed projects?
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Happiness rankings: insightful or irrelevant for placemaking?
In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike explore whether happiness rankings and well-being metrics have any real value in local economic development and placemaking. They ask: are these measures meaningful tools for policy—or just headline fodder? And if happiness does matter, how should it be measured and used by LED professionals?
Podcast about local economic development and placemaking. Co-hosted by Mike Spicer of PolicyDepartment and David Marlow of Third Life Economics. Mike, David and guests address the divisive, often unspoken issues facing economic development professionals in 2020s Britain.
Website:
www.ledconfidential.co.uk
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