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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Three pathways to reducing regional disparities

By Professor Sir Tim Besley CBE | 06 November 2020

Better defining ‘levelling up’ is a crucial step to achieving it, writes Professor Sir Tim Besley...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making Counties Count: Don't they Already?

By Colin Copus | 02 November 2020

Steve Leach and Colin Copus argue a move to county-based unitaries would ‘draw local government a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

How the virus pressed the fast forward button

By Michael Burton | 02 November 2020

The pandemic accelerated changes that were already happening. The challenge is how to manage the ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Move to a true local state

By Rob Whiteman | 28 October 2020

We have now reached a turning point 'where devolution to a true local state would not only achiev...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Is the love affair with mayors over?

By Michael Burton | 28 October 2020

After last week’s rows between Number 10 and city region mayors over lockdown funding Michael Bur...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Northern Powerhouse must be for real

By Mike Emmerich | 28 October 2020

If the North is to ‘own’ the Northern Powerhouse a new partnership with Government is needed, as ...

FINANCE

Seven areas across England set to receive nearly £180m investment

By William Eichler | 27 October 2020

Communities in seven areas across England are set to benefit from up to £178.7m in new Town Deals...

FINANCE

Blue wall rebels call for economic kickstart

By Michael Burton | 27 October 2020

Northern Tory MPs led by the former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry have urged their gove...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Change in a time of uncertainty

By Stephen Young | 26 October 2020

Stephen Young outlines how, as COVID-19 gripped the UK, Lancashire CC took the decision to grab a...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Building for the future

By Ben Houchen | 26 October 2020

Ben Houchen says that with the former SSI steelworks site in Redcar now the UK’s largest industri...

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frederica-diamanta

Executive Director - Growth, Enterprise and Environment

£139,111.00 (pay award pending)

Premium jobThis is a chance to make a significant difference to the lives of families across our borough – and to seriously improve your quality of life. Apply for this job

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Assistant Director of Regeneration and Economic Development

Up to £111,000

You will be responsible for overseeing area based regeneration programmes. Apply for this job

London Borough of Hackney Council

Executive Director, Home and Communities

£160-200k p.a.

At Camden, we don’t just deliver services — we work alongside communities to challenge injustice and drive real social change. Apply for this job

Camden London Borough Council