Family day at LSE festival always a highlight - great activities for kids, it has become an annual tradition for my daughter and I

Just a month to go! Really an amazing programme of free events and exhibitions, we hope you can join us.
Browse the 'At a Glance' here: lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-Fes…

Me, on why we need an industrial strategy for culture progressivebritain.org/why-we-need-an…

Check out my article on the LSE Inequalities blog, covering new research on wealth inequality in Scientific Data 👇👇

Bit of a self-own by me here

A lovely tribute to a great man (no surprise to discover he was a cricket scorer)

Really interesting report

I have issues with the framing (the devolution agenda needs continuation, not a 'reset')

But great ideas for next phase of devolution, inc:
- Local tax incentives
- Easier job switching between local / central gov
- Metro-mayors summit (gimmicky?)

New policy brief by me, Katie Bolter & Kyle Huisman Brookings Metro brookings.edu/articles/early… Bottom line: job growth has shifted towards more-distressed counties, away from less-distressed, BUT: (1) trends are modest; (2) unclear extent to which due to ongoing policies.

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Hugely enjoyed speaking in Valencia today with a stellar group - many thanks Fundación Cañada Blanch and Andrés Rodríguez-Pose for a great event

Neil Lee argues that innovation is more about distribution and adaption and not exclusively related to high-tech and radical renewal.

Comes out as an insightful analysis from a comparative perspective of four countries

Politicians tend to copy models of successful places. Neil Lee's book Innovation for the Masses tells a story that nuances the success of hotspots in the innovation literature on how to share the benefits of the economy. Locally developed policy models can promote growth

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🎧Neil Lee featured on the latest episode of the Centre for Cities City Talks podcast.

He compares the characteristics of innovative economies around the world and discusses the lessons the UK can learn from Switzerland about labour policy and devolution.

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Trust in the media, in institutions and in politics is reported to be in decline. Charlie Beckett Rafael Behr Laura Gilbert and Ros Taylor will discuss whether and why trust matters.
📅 15 June

Chair: Neil Lee
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🎙️ Neil Lee joins Andrew Carter for a look at high-tech countries and cities around the world through the lens of economic geography, and they discuss how to apply his research to economic policy in the UK.

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Nonsense. West mids conurbation actually makes a lot of sense as a functional space for strategic planning, skills and industrial policy. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Deadline for submission of abstract to Regional Innovation Policies conference 2024 coming up!