Comments on: GBSLEP hopes there’s a pot of gold at the end of Hezza’s rainbow https://thechamberlainfiles.com/gbslep-hopes-theres-a-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-hezzas-rainbow/ Politics, LEPs and economic development in the West Midlands Mon, 11 Nov 2013 16:49:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 By: Adnan Saif https://thechamberlainfiles.com/gbslep-hopes-theres-a-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-hezzas-rainbow/#comment-4241 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:30:01 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=7406#comment-4241 I am really pleased that Birmingham is benefiting from the wisdom and drive of whom I consider the father British urban regeneration, Lord Heseltine. As someone who was involved in regional urban regeneration for the last 20 year, I have come to see many such ideas, especially AWM’s Regeneration Zones, Technology Corridors (the M42 was one of those!) and cluster strategies, as well as the Housing Market Renewal programme. Most driven by a ‘single pot’ controlled by a board of Local Authority and Business leaders. This leads me to ask: What will be different this time?

Students and followers of British urban regeneration and economic development policies agree on two consistent failing: short-termism and lack of political consensus. Serious economic development need staying power of 20 years plus (not the usual 5-7 years) and political consensus. Can we hope that this time Greater Birmingham will be given the chance to plan for the long-term? I sincerely hope so.

]]> By: SmithTonyD https://thechamberlainfiles.com/gbslep-hopes-theres-a-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-hezzas-rainbow/#comment-4233 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:52:21 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=7406#comment-4233 GBSLEP hopes there’s a pot of gold at the end of Hezza’s rainbow @ChamberlainFile #birmingham http://t.co/Eno4xwlMQF

]]> By: The Chamberlain Files https://thechamberlainfiles.com/gbslep-hopes-theres-a-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-hezzas-rainbow/#comment-4219 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:06:13 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=7406#comment-4219 [...] GBSLEP hopes there’s a pot of gold at the end of Hezza’s rainbow [...]

]]> By: ChamberlainFile https://thechamberlainfiles.com/gbslep-hopes-theres-a-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-hezzas-rainbow/#comment-4213 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:26:38 +0000 https://thechamberlainfiles.com/?p=7406#comment-4213 GBSLEP Pot of Gold updated: Private sector influence in LEP diluted by new supervisory board? http://t.co/HGKQklfal1

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