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RGF bidding war exposes a flawed approach

There are few surprises in first round of Regional Growth Fund bids, says Adrian Nolan. But it reinforces the same concerns

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has released a breakdown of the bids it has received from across the country for the £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund (RGF). It reveals a number of notable, but not wholly surprising, trends.

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Let’s work together to help the Big Society Bank get it right

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This daft plan was always heading for the chop

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Place-making has been hijacked by the creative and media industries

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Better off in bed?

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It’s time to focus on creating jobs where they’re needed most

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Decision-makers need to give a damn about design

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Smart spending can keep regeneration on track

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Taking the measurement of wellbeing

Ensuring the development industry takes account of its social and environmental impact will take a major cultural shift. That’s why nailing down a way to measure wellbeing is all-important, argues Ivan Tennant

A year has passed since the prime minster brought ‘wellbeing’ centre stage. Since then, there has been a flurry of activity at both the national level, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is busy developing a method of measurement, and the international, with the OECD producing in October 2011 their report entitled How’s Life that presents theirs.

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Kincluny: Scotland’s first sustainable village

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Is it time for the Social Enterprise Mark Company to become a mutual?

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Localism in Zambia

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This nightmare before Christmas can have a happy ending

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Father Time

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Withdrawal symptoms

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Apprenticeships – not dole