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  • A story with a happy ending? The UK labour market and the future of skills

    by Laura Dobie Last week the UK Commission for Employment and Skills published The Labour Market Story, a series of reports exploring how the UK labour market is working following recession. In this article, we take a closer look at ....

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  • Northern connections: fulfilling the North of England’s economic potential

    By James Carson Since the world’s first inter-city rail journey, between Manchester and Liverpool in 1830, the North of England has been trying to capitalise on its  transport links to realise its potential as an economic powerhouse. The latest effort comes from a ....

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  • The (local) business of major sporting events

    by Stacey Dingwall With the closing ceremony complete, the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games would appear to have been a resounding success, with multiple records being set on the track and tourists and locals alike praising the atmosphere that hosting the ....

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  • How collecting evidence can help improve public policy: Scottish Enterprise’s approach to economic development evaluation

    By Stephen Lochore The Knowledge Exchange has helped a range of public sector organisations to collate, analyse and disseminate their evaluation and research material. One example is the Evaluations Online portal, a publicly accessible collection of evaluation and research reports ....

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  • Google’s driverless car may succeed where Sinclair failed

    by James Carson Readers old enough to remember the Sinclair C5 might have experienced a déjà vu moment at the news that Google is developing a driverless car. As with the C5 scepticism seemed to surround the story, with followers ....

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  • Town centres first?

    by Dorothy Laing Has the town centre first policy failed in its attempt to restore vitality to Britain’s failing high streets? Town centres and high streets across Britain have been suffering from the combined effects of the increase in online ....

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  • Does tourism pay? Assessing the evidence

    by Brelda Baum It is estimated that tourism has the potential to generate $2 trillion globally by 2020 – as the economic situation improves and the ‘Great Recession’ is deemed all but over, let’s take a look at the evidence ....

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  • Guest blog: Martyn Evans of The Carnegie UK Trust on Measuring Wellbeing

    by Martyn Evans, Chief Executive at The Carnegie UK Trust When looking for good practice at an international level it comes as a bit of a shock to find it on your own doorstep. The Carnegie UK Trust, based in ....

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  • Going hungry? The growth of food poverty and food banks in the UK

    by Laura Dobie Food poverty is a social issue which has been the subject of much media attention in recent weeks. The BBC 1 Sport Relief programme, Famous, rich and hungry, in which celebrities spent time with families experiencing food ....

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  • Is the UK high street back on its feet?

    by Alex Addyman Our latest infographic highlights research on UK high streets including recent research by Deloitte which suggests a rosier picture for their future. The infographic was produced to coincide with the Future High Street Summit on the 26th & 27th ....

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