Mipim
Investors upbeat over UK’s cities and regions
Michael Burton tests the mood of international investors’ attitudes to the UK’s cities and regions at this year’s giant MIPIM event.
MIPIM: The frontrunner’s team checklist
Those that can help tell the story, sell the story, capture hearts and minds, and importantly, deliver on promises will be key to MIPIM success beyond the four-day showstopper, says Marek Dobrowolski.
Metro mayors fly the flag for the regions
The UK’s thriving regional economies and their new metro mayors dominated talk at this year’s MIPIM event. Michael Burton reports.
The UK pushes the boat out at Cannes
In the week Parliament passed the vote to trigger moves to leave the EU, the UK government and a host of cities descended on the world’s largest property investment event to spread the word that ‘the UK is open for business.’ Michael Burton reports
The drive for investment will boost devolution
Fresh back from MIPIM, Michael Burton says post-Brexit the UK will have to become a nation not just of shopkeepers but of salespeople.
How can localities market themselves to investors?
Cities are working hard to become dynamic economic sites and key powers could help them on their path to growth, says Michael Burton
Clark declines to give devolution timescales
Communities secretary Greg Clark has predicted that all of England will eventually be covered by devolved local authority structures.