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Local Economies (UK): Glasgow launches no-code digital skills programme
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: SmartCitiesWorld news team Date published: 2025-09-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Glasgow City Council has commissioned a new digital skills pilot programme, aimed at empowering early-stage tech...
Local Growth and the United Kingdom: GoCardless Picks Leeds For New ‘Northern Hub’ Office
Source: Local Growth and the United Kingdom Author: Lauren Towner Date published: 2025-09-23 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Bank payment company GoCardless has announced the opening of a new office in Leeds, marking a significant step in...
Local Economies (UK): Brexit’s Digital Divide: How Communication Infrastructure Shaped Business Success and Failure Across UK and Ireland
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Zeeshan Yousaf Date published: 2025-09-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] The Brexit transition period revealed a stark truth about business preparedness: companies with modern communication...
Local Economies (UK): Birmingham New Street marks 10-years since transformational redevelopment
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: RailUK-admin Date published: 2025-09-22 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Birmingham New Street celebrated the 10th anniversary of its £750 million redevelopment this weekend which helped transform it into...
Local Economies (UK): Rachel Reeves says Gatwick second runway shows government is ‘backing builders, not blockers’ – business live
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Graeme Wearden Date published: 2025-09-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIntroduction: Reeves says Gatwick 2nd runway means...
Combined Authorities (England): Towards a unified skills strategy: Navigating devolution with purpose
Source: Combined Authorities (England) Author: Graham Hasting-Evans Date published: 2025-09-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] As the UK continues to navigate the complexities of devolution, the skills and training landscape is undergoing a...
Bloomberg CityLab: CityLab’s Most Popular Stories This Week
Source: Bloomberg CityLab Author: unknown Date published: 2025-09-21 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] When a College Dies, Who Gets the Campus? View original article at:
Local Economies (UK): ‘Dagenham is worried’: London borough in limbo after Smithfield and Billingsgate move axed
Source: Local Economies (UK) Author: Joanna Partridge Date published: 2025-09-20 [original article can be accessed via hyperlink at the end] Behind huge locked gates, the sprawling expanse of concrete and scrubland was supposed to be a hive of activity by now....
𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 – 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲” 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲
One thing I’m enjoying about my LPIP Fellow research project is the chance to get stuck into some research disciplines and specialisms that I’ve not really spent much time in before. Over the past two weeks I’ve been deep into the “Policy Failure” field of research....