New blog, by Christina Beatty, @cwarnock.bsky.social, Peter Tyler, & Geoff White, says addressing spatially concentrated economic inactivity is an economic necessity. Govt should combine demand & supply-side measures to increase job opportunities in designated Inclusive Growth Areas. bit.ly/4xdBnnf

Echoing the recent Milburn Report, a new blog argues that tackling regional economic inactivity means not only improving skills support, but creating hundreds of thousands of quality jobs in the places where inactivity is highest, backed by targeted Inclusive Growth Areas. Read: bit.ly/4xdBnnf

The govt’s mission to kickstart growth could leave already left-behind places even further behind. Geoff White, Pete Tyler & @cwarnock.bsky.social argue for spatial rebalancing—sustained funding, real devolution, greater investment in the most disadvantaged places, & more transparency bit.ly/3MeTcQk

Devolution must empower citizens & neighbourhoods—but without addressing spatial inequalities via stronger local powers, investment & accountability, efforts like the Plan for Neighbourhoods may fall short, write Geoff White, Colin Warnock & Peter Tyler www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/making-...

In a new policy brief, Geoff White, Peter Tyler & Colin Warnock set out how the Labour Government’s Green Paper – Invest 2035 – could be strengthened if it is to make sense as a fully-fledged Industrial Strategy in the White Paper promised for Spring 2025. bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/publications...