articles

Why we need a local approach to unemployment

Publication: Guardian
Date: 27/01/2012
Author: Paul Swinney

New figures show how government policies fail to recognise the greater difficulty of finding a job in Grimsby, rather than York.

Seesaw Cities

Publication: Huffington Post
Date: 23/01/2012
Author: Alexandra Jones

Forecasts about the state of the UK economy make for gloomy reading; it's clear that 2012 will be a difficult year. But does this vary at a local level?

There is huge variation in the scale of the unemployment challenge that different cities face

Publication: Conservative Home
Date: 23/01/2012
Author: Paul Swinney

The economic geography of the UK is highly uneven and any future unemployment policies should reflect this.

A tailored response is required to tackle cities’ unemployment challenges

Publication: Lib Dem Voice
Date: 23/01/2012
Author: Paul Swinney

 Policies to tackle unemployment must be a core part of "City deals". 

What’s right for Aberdeen isn’t for York

Publication: Left Foot Forward
Date: 23/01/2012
Author: Paul Swinney

The economic geography of the UK is highly uneven, and economic policy should acknowledge this unevenness. What is right for Bournemouth isn’t necessarily right for Grimsby.