HeyJaredDirector Podcast
A series of podcasts produced by the Policy Team at the Institute of Directors.
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Can devolution drive growth? (opens the original)
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We're back after the summer break, and as the political season gets underway, devolution is once again at the top of the policy agenda. Questions are growing about whether greater local powers can help unlock economic growth across the UK. In this episode, host Ben Walker is joined by IoD Chief Economist, Anna Leach and Professor Philip McCann, Sir Terry Leahy Chair in Urban and Regional Economics at Alliance Manchester Business School, to explore the economic case for devolution. Together, they
Andy Burnham, business confidence and devolution (opens the original)
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Business confidence remains fragile amid economic uncertainty and continued political speculation about the UK's economic direction. In this episode, IoD Chief Economist Anna Leach joins host Ben Walker to discuss the IoD’s latest business confidence index reading and what it tells us about the state of the economy. Together, they explore ideas being floated by Prime Minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham to boost growth, the impact of tax speculation on business confidence, and whether greater devolu
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