-
BDUK Round 2 Reflections and Forward Look
The dust is now settling on the latest announcement from the second round of BDUK announcements . Congratulations clearly due to the winners and commiserations (for now) to the losers. The three winners are now starting the hard work of turning their bids into concrete plans which attract private sector interest and command what looks like some substantial leverage. Exact figures will be finali...
-
New Enterprise Zones – worth all the fuss?
The dust has settled a little after the 2011 Budget and what’s happening about Enterprise Zones has become a little clearer. I’ve had a good look at the EZ Prospectus published by DCLG and read between the lines (see http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/localgovernment/pdf/1872724.pdf). What’s the scale of EZs this time round? The Government has announced that there will 21 EZs in England...
-
Pfizer Closure Will Test the UK’s Growth Strateg...
I suspect we all were surprised by the news that the world’s biggest drug maker Pfizer intends to close its R&D facility in Sandwich, Kent. This is the drug giant’s largest research facility in Europe, is home to world-class centres of excellence in a number of therapeutic areas (certain such as allergy, respiration and … ahem…. even erectile dysfunction) and has been the recipient of substantia...
Page 1 of 1 pages
