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“Joyz-n-the-Hood”

19 Jun 2025 |

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In its report The Anatomy of Mission Critical Neighbourhoods (May 2025), the Independent C...

All to play for – but the Green Book still serves from Treasury

16 Jun 2025 |

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Us economists live sheltered lives, with an abacus in one hand and a well-worn copy of the...

Spending Review: The Implications for Economic Development, and Economic Growth

12 Jun 2025 |

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Upon being announced as the Labour Chancellor, Rachel Reeves set out a mantra that economi...

Strategic Defence Review and Economic Development: A new opportunity for local economies

10 Jun 2025 |

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Introduction There is little to celebrate in returning to a UK economy that is required to...

The problems with infrastructure

09 Jun 2025 |

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It’s surely stating the obvious to say that investment in infrastructure is good for the e...

Contingent valuation and historic shopfronts: Putting a ‘price’ on priceless architecture

05 Jun 2025 |

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Let’s be honest, if you clicked on this article expecting a nail-biting read about conting...

Five takeaways from UKREiiF 2025

04 Jun 2025 |

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From 20-22 May 2025 Leeds became the epicentre of the UK’s real estate and infrastructure ...

Early Bird tickets on sale for 2025 Annual Conference, and Annual Awards now open for entry

09 May 2025 |

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Early Bird registrations are now open for the 2025 Institute of Economic Development (iED)...

The early bird gets the guidance: MHCLG drops new appraisal rulebook

08 Apr 2025 |

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Like London buses, you wait ages for one then two come along at once. No sooner has the in...

iED in Westminster: Economic Development and the Move to a Modern Industrial Strategy Under a New Government

31 Mar 2025 |

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Baroness Taylor of Stevenage OBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing and L...

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23 Jun 2025

iED CPD Online: Business case development including Green Book

04 Jul 2025

Global drivers behind UK trade and investment

07 Jul 2025

iED CPD Online: How to write successful funding bids

15 Sep 2025

iED CPD Online: Clean Growth

16 Sep 2025

iED CPD Online: Funding and policy landscape

07 Oct 2025

iED CPD Online: ‘Left-behind’ places and solutions for economic growth

20 Oct 2025

iED CPD Online: Stakeholder Consultation

10 Nov 2025

iED CPD Online: Bid appraisal and post funding evaluations

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