What might your cities, towns and their regions need to do to prepare for turnaround and recovery post-lockdown? This contribution from 3LE tries to give practical help...
Third Life Economics Limited
Business Consulting and Services
Stamford, Lincs 69 followers
Helping cities, towns and their regions make positive, progressive progress in the turbulent early 2020s and beyond.
About us
An economic research consultancy as comfortable with strategic analysis and development as with hands on delivery. Recent focus includes local growth and place-based strategies, devolution and decentralisation, institutional strengthening and capacity building, university roles and relationships to the places where they are located, and small island states.
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- Business Consulting and Services
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- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Stamford, Lincs
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- Self-Owned
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- Research. economic development, devolution and decentralisation, place-based strategies, institutional design and strengthening
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What are your places' genuine assets and capabilities in the government's eight growth-driving sectors? And how do we build in important foundation and land-based industries, key enablers like transport and logistics, and other distinctive economic strengths and potential in our cities, towns and communities? Lots to do as the Green Paper evolves into the full approach to growth and development nationally and locally...
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
https://lnkd.in/ehchNdPB In our #LEDConfidential November espresso shot series, this week, Mike Spicer and I turn our attention to the UK #IndustrialStrategy Green Paper. Whether you are firming up your #LocalGrowthPlans or trying to negotiate place-based agreements with government bodies or just trying to influence the evolution from Green to White paper status, both the opportunities and the challenges of the Green Paper are critical. Listen to our initial reflections and let us know if we are right about its status, strengths and also limitations and omissions. Easy weekend listening, but back to work on the detail on Monday...!
Making the UK's Industrial Strategy work for places
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https://lnkd.in/ejmNsp4S The episode was recorded the morning after. This is the bonus blog key takeaways written after further reflection
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
The shocking signature events of last week was enough to make anyone sick - so apologies for the late posting...but #AutumnBudget24 merits serious analysis and policy development for #LED and #regionaleconomic role players. Mike Spicer and I give a quick initial overview in this #LEDConfidential espresso shot and Mike has expanded considerably in his LI posting. What were your major takeaways? And are they moderated by the impending replacement of #Bidenomics as a major driver of global public policy approaches to place? BTW I will no longer be on Twitter but am open to suggestions on alternatives! https://lnkd.in/e8Pe-cGg
What did Autumn Budget 2024 do for local economic development in the UK?
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Perhaps we've highlighted well understood factors, but have we missed anything critical and what has been your experience?
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
How do you land major #FDI and build modern #industrialclusters at scale. If you missed it over the weekend, have a listen as Mike Spicer ans I discuss the Holtec Britain #southyorkshire investment decision amd what other areas might learn from it in our latest #LEDC espresso shot.
Attracting SMR investments: lessons from South Yorkshire
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Was the most important takeaways from Rachel Reeves pre-adjournment statement the cancellation of inherited infrastructure schemes or the announcement of system changes to how we do infrastructure planning and management? We'll be better able to answer this come the Budget in late-October...but to stimulate the discussion, here's Mike Spicer and my early thoughts in this September #LEDConfidential espresso shot...
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
Mike Spicer and I talk infrastructure investment and delivery? If you missed our latest espresso shot before the weekend, catch up now and tell us what you think. Will Labour's attempt to move from what they might characterise as pork barrel, tactical, piecemeal and erratic infrastructure delivery practice to strategic planning and management work? Local and regional institutions building their capacity, capabilities and getting the resourcing will be critical to making this a step-change moment...
Re-imagining local infrastructure delivery in the UK
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How will your town, city and region use the #DevolutionBill as a springboard for enhanced devolution over the coming months and years? Let us now what you think of #LEDConfidential's latest espresso shot on the topic... https://lnkd.in/eKPgk9km
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
https://lnkd.in/eH6Xes7B Mike Spicer and I discuss the new government's #Devolution Bill and what local and regional leadership teams, led by #Combined and #LocalAuthorities, need to do to make is a catalyst for deeper and broader devolution in England and the UK.
What the English Devolution Bill means for local economic development across the UK
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#Medellin, Colombia is a global poster child for #urbantransformation. But how deserved is its reputation? Mike Spicer and I try to get behind the miracle with Professor #AnaOrtega of Universidad EAFIT in our latest #LEDConfidential episode. Please let us know where Medellin's story might resonate with your challenges and opportunities...
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
https://lnkd.in/eHAV7UTv There are few cities in the world who have as positive a story to tell about #urbantransformation than #Medellin in #Colombia. But was it a miracle, and what lessons does it offer for the #globalnorth? Join Mike Spicer and I as we discuss Medellin's story and future challenges with Professor #AnaOrtega of Universidad EAFIT on our latest #LEDConfidential episode
Medellin's urban transformation miracle
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...and these were our five points to address: 1. Review your Combined Authority/sub-regional and local economic strategies. Ensure their evidence-base is current. Establish what will be needed to refresh them to address national economic and industrial priorities and future Local Growth Plan requirements. 2. Identify major projects that are unequivocally of national significance and likely to be Government priorities. Update their business cases and make them as investment-ready as possible – including determining options for addressing barriers to their delivery. 3. For priority regional and local interventions that might not be on a national priority short-list, consider options for progressing them. Build preferred options into policy negotiations with Government on the next stages of devolution. 4. Reaffirm your approaches to green/blue and inclusive growth – and particularly how your policies will deliver benefits for left-behind communities and disadvantaged groups. 5. Identify development finance options for delivering national, regional and local growth – including your ask of National Wealth Fund, other public investment, and your areas’ ability to attract local and global private capital and revenue funding. An intimidating agenda - but just imagine how confident you will be in discussions with the new government if you make major progress on all of those when you sit down for your next round of devolution discussions with Government...
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
https://lnkd.in/ePMPigjT The bills announced in the #KingsSpeech will stimulate a flurry of #LED and #placemaking work - some new and some updating existing material - between now and the Budget. Mike Spicer and I considered the post-#GE24 policy agendas in our #LEDConfidential monthly round up and suggested five key tasks in anticipation of the Kings Speech in this blog. They are still now entirely relevant, but are they your priority five? Please let us know...
What a change in government means for local economic development in the UK
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From #planningreforms to #localgrowthplans to gearing up for #NationalWealthFund - five big work priorities for the summer in our latest #LEDConfidential episode...
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
New government, new #LED and #placemaking challenges. Join us as Mike Spicer and I discuss how to make the most of the #LabourGovernment and how LED is now forefront in much of their growth agendas.
What a change in government means for economic development in the UK
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In a sector with huge competitive drivers for student numbers, research contracts, and league table rankings, Yorkshire Universities model of 11 universities and one specialist HEI collaborating to contribute to regional agendas is interesting and relevant to places both with and without full service university campuses. Listen as Mike Spicer and I explore these issues with Peter O'Brien, YU's Executive Director in our latest #LEDConfidential episode
Chief Executive, Third Life Economics; Visiting Professor, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS)
https://lnkd.in/emeQyFvs Mike Spicer and I welcome Peter O'Brien of Yorkshire Universities in our latest #LEDConfidential episode. The importance of universities as local anchor institutions is at the centre of so much of of #LED and #placemaking - but how does Yorkshire & Humber get the most from their 12 HEIs? What are the future choices for places currently without a full-service university? And how will university roles and functions change post #GE24 and in places with enhanced devolution in the medium term? This and much more in an insightful and timely episode...
Putting universities in their place
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