Archive - Inward Investment Insight

March 2025

UK & China: Smart, Naive or Complicit?

Largest ever civic delegation from UK to China begs the question

Mar 27 •

Brand the Place not the Vehicle

One of my first jobs in economic development was as a marketing executive for Manchester’s Trafford Park Development Corporation in the 1990s.

Mar 17 •

February 2025

December 2024

Oh, No! It's Devo!

Quick take on the English Devolution White Paper

Dec 19, 2024 •

October 2024

Eureka! I’ve Found the Secret Sauce of Economic Development

I’ve been in economic development and investment promotion across three decades and been fortunate to work with some of the very best teams around the…

Oct 25, 2024 •

September 2024

Will the UK’s Investment Summit Lack the X Factor?

Sir Keir Starmer promised to host an inward investment summit within 100 days of a new Labour Government.

Sep 27, 2024 •

June 2024

Why (most) Events are Crap

Harold Macmillan, when asked what was the greatest influence on his time as Prime Minister, replied ‘Events, dear boy, events’.

Jun 10, 2024 •

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