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Local Enterprise Partnerships should get clarity soon


Last week in the House of Commons, Sally-Ann Hart the MP for Hasting set up this debate about the LEPs which are the agencies that the Conservative dominated coalition Government established after they had closed down the Regional Assemblies and … Continue reading

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We need a joined up Industrial Strategy


When the coalition came to power they invoked, like many changes of political power before them, a flurry of change, sweeping away the structures of their predecessors. Everything went in the bin, both the things that were not helping society … Continue reading

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The un-democrats


The argument that the EU is un-democratic appears to have gained a great deal of traction and resonance amongst many people as we look forward to the referendum in exactly 13 weeks time. In my own view this is only … Continue reading

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