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Autumn 2007 |
| Welcome to the third edition of the Regeneris Consulting e-newsletter, featuring news, comment and analysis from across the UK economic development and regeneration industries. |
| In this edition we investigate some of the key economic and social issues stemming from work we have undertaken in the past few months. We also consider what the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review means for economic development across the UK, and our regular industry comment section takes a look at market failure, the much-quoted but frequently misunderstood rationale behind public sector intervention in the economy. |
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BBC move steals headlines for the north
3rd October 2007
It's been widely reported that the BBC’s move to Salford in 2011 will reverberate loud and long across the northern economy. But where and upon whom will its impact be felt the most? Regeneris Consulting’s managing director Stephen Nicol looks beyond the headlines... [read more]
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Seaside towns: is the tide turning?
1st October 2007
Deprivation in seaside towns is often just as acute as in inner-cities, although less visible. As UK holidaymakers are increasingly encouraged to opt for home shores, Dr Jim Coleman assesses whether the time is right for a national coastal towns strategy... [read more]
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Creating the right formula in our science cities
28th September 2007
Can public investment in specialist property for science and technology businesses be justified? Regeneris Consulting's managing director Stephen Nicol believes so – but only where developments tread carefully and adopt the right formula for success... [read more]
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Back to the future: reinventing our heritage towns
27th September 2007
With the rise of city breaks in our freshly-regenerated metropolitan cities, Regeneris Consulting director Neil Evans and L&R Consulting’s Michele Grant warn there is increasing pressure on our traditional tourist meccas to reinvent themselves... [read more]
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Making the most of IT
1st October 2007
Simon Hooton, director of Regeneris Consulting’s work on technology, innovation and competitiveness, arrests the speeding drivers of change in the fast-paced world of ICT and considers what the UK needs to do to unlock its true economic potential... [read more]
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 The Comprehensive Spending Review: Reaction
"Regional development agencies (RDAs) will see a substantial cut in their funding over the next three years under the Comprehensive Spending Review, raising key questions about how they will meet their regional economic development priorities, warns Stephen Nicol, managing director of Regeneris Consulting..."
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Industry Comment - Demystifying Market Failure
Simon Hooton / Director
"No-one really believes that markets, left to their own devices, will necessarily deliver the most efficient and effective outcomes for society.
And yet the invisible hand of the perfect market, where supply matches demand and scarce resources are efficiently allocated, is the foundation to the study of economics.
In fact, I believe there is more evidence that green men exist at the bottom of the garden than there is for the existence of a perfect market in the fields of economic development and regeneration..."
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Did You Know?
Outside London, only two major cities in England can be said to have succeeded fully in graduate retention – Manchester and Bristol (both saw a net influx of 20-25 year-old UK residents between 2005 and 2006)
Source: ONS Internal Migration 2005-2006 Local Authority Flows by Quinary Age Group and Gender
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