by Glenn | Sep 28, 2026 | Best practice, Book, business case, Combined Authorities, Competency, CPD, Economic Development Practice, General, Organisation, Organisational development, Performance, Policy, Politics, Professional development, Restructuring
As Andy Burnham prepares to address his first Labour Party Conference as Prime Minister, a new book by economic development practitioner Dr Glenn Athey argues that the argument over whether to devolve power is over. The question now is whether the institutions...
by Glenn | Sep 23, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Combinbed Authorities, Combined Authorities, Competency, CPD, Devolution, Economic Development Practice, Organisation, Organisational development, Performance, Policy, Politics, Professional development
This video highlights my latest book launch for Prosperity In Every Postcode: Build Organisations That Turn Devolution Into Economic Development and Growth. In this video, I cover the motivations for writing the book, that England’s new devolved institutions...
by Glenn | Sep 22, 2026 | Best practice, Book, business case, Combinbed Authorities, Combined Authorities, Competency, CPD, Devolution, Economic Development Practice, Politics, Professional development
If you want to keep the momentum of devolution going and don’t want to see powers and resources taken back by Whitehall in 10 years, you will need to be. The UK government has a bad habit – it abolishes the institutions and structures for local economic...
by Glenn | Sep 3, 2026 | Best practice, Book, Combined Authorities, Competency, CPD, Devolution, Economic Development Practice, General, Organisation, Organisational development, Performance, Policy, Politics, Professional development, Restructuring
Paperback Edition of The Local and Regional Economic Development September Sale! £31.99 UK + P&P I’ve sourced another high quality print on demand service at bookvault which allows me to give email subscribers discount coupon codes! Head over to...
by Glenn | Feb 13, 2026 | funding, General, Policy, Politics
Political pronouncements don’t shift markets unless they are backed by tangible co-investment, legislation, incentives, changes to tax codes and/or demand stimulus This is the first article in a regular weekly series, where I reflect on a common issue that I see...
