Publications

2012 - 2013

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  BULLETIN

  Is it time to challenge the north/south divide debate? Inequality knows no compass points

  27th March 2012

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  This paper seeks to vent a sense that overly focusing on a north south divide might be hindering progressive thinking on inequalit...
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  CLES Policy Priorities 2012

  7th February 2012

  128.8kB     .pdf

  Economic development, regeneration and local governance, has seen significant changes in the way in which policy, strategy and de...

2011 - 2012

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  Autumn Statement 2011

  5th December 2011

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  This bulletin seeks to critique the Autumn Statement 2011 and highlight how members of CLES should respond. ...
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  Towards private sector growth

  8th November 2011

  128.7kB     .pdf

  In this Bulletin, CLES set out the main ways in which private sector engagement in growth and development can increase, and propos...
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  ‘New’ models of social finance

  10th October 2011

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  This Bulletin takes a look at some of the challenges and potential solutions which different places have used to deliver sources o...
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  Financing economic development

  29th July 2011

  309.1kB     .pdf

  This Bulletin takes a look at some of the challenges and potential solutions which places have used to deliver new sources of fina...
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  NHS reforms – Are they good for our economy’s health?

  5th July 2011

  148.1kB     .pdf

  This bulletin will outline the key points of the reforms, followed by a discussion regarding potential impacts on local communitie...
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  The government’s social mobility strategy – Is fairness enough?

  21st April 2011

  140.8kB     .pdf

  This bulletin assesses the key elements of the social mobility and child poverty strategies and explores some of the issues behind...
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  Budget 2011 - a budget for widening gaps

  31st March 2011

  127.0kB     .pdf

  This bulletin provides an overview of the key economic development related policies in the 2011 Budget and identifies and comments...
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  Welfare reform – A new deal, but is it a fair deal?

  16th March 2011

  195.9kB     .pdf

  This Bulletin examines the core elements of the Coalition’s proposals for tackling the Welfare Reform agenda through the Welfare...

2010 - 2011

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  BULLETIN

  The Localism Bill

  1st December 2010

  157.5kB     .pdf

  CLES' analysis of the recently announced Localism Bill....
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  B79: How do we do local economic development post CSR?

  1st November 2010

  189.0kB     .pdf

  This Bulletin explores how we do local economic development in a cold economic climate through examining a number of levers....
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  B78: LEP of faith?

  23rd September 2010

  153.6kB     .pdf

  This Bulletin explains the process and outlines CLES's findings so far about the challenges facing LEPs. ...
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  B77: The CLES checklist for developing Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)

  3rd September 2010

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  This Bulletin presents a checklist of key questions which might be useful for your burgeoning LEP to consider....
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  B76: What happens next for Local Economic Assessment?

  3rd August 2010

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  This Bulletin identifies a number of key messages on why LEA is important and how local authorities can respond positively to the ...
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  B75: Public sector and local government cuts

  1st July 2010

  220.6kB     .pdf

  This Bulletin examines the public sector spending cuts announced in the first month of the Coalition Government and in the budget ...
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  B74: Budget June 2010

  23rd June 2010

  147.1kB     .pdf

  This special Bulletin provides CLES' early analysis of the Coalition Government's Budget on 22nd June. It also provides a summary ...
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  B73: £6.2 billion spending cuts: Implications for Economic Development and Regeneration

  27th May 2010

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  This Bulletin attempts to shed light on some of the early messages coming from the new Coalition and the implications for economic...