All articles by Paul Swinney

Paul Swinney

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Do “the creative industries” really matter for city economies?

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What the West Midlands’ local industrial strategy means for other cities

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Is all economics local?

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Burnley shows why you can’t rebalance the British economy through manufacturing

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Is it fair that cities get more government funding than rural areas?

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Sorry, Theresa May: The best way to create Stronger Towns is to invest in our cities

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Treating towns as bastions of Brexit ignores the reasons for the referendum result – and how to address them

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Towns are the winners from Britain’s great urban exodus

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So is London really a drain on the rest of the country?

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Five thoughts on John McDonnell’s promise to revive Britain’s manufacturing sector