City-specific policies needed to tackle the UK’s unemployment challenge
Publication: eGov monitor
Date: 07/02/2012
Author: Paul Swinney
A contracting economy and rising unemployment do not make for happy reading. But the implications of these national trends are very different for different cities.
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.
This is a year for cities to flourish
Publication: Regen.net
Date: 13/01/2012
Author: Joanna Averley
2012 will see cities take charge - so how can they make the most of the policy changes introduced in 2011 and what should they be urging the government to prioritise for the coming year?
