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Welcome to the third edition of
Perspectives, a selection of topical
articles, interviews and insight from
across the UK. The running theme of
this issue is future vs past. We start with
the leading article which provides an
overview of traditional and new clusters
and the competitive advantages they
bring to the UK economy.
Continuing the theme, we talk
about the heritage of textile mills and
demonstrate ways to make them work
for the future. We also interviewed
Andy Burnham, now metro Mayor for
Greater Manchester, to get his views
on the future of the region and the
Northern Powerhouse. Simon Lloyd
takes an in-depth look at the Green
Paper on Industrial Strategy and how
it will affect the future of the industry
and UK development.
The reputation of UK Universities
outside of the country is high and
David Feeney from Manchester
considers the role they will play in
driving economic performance in
the post-Bexit era. We explore tools
such as the Private Rented Sector
and Planning’s PiP (Permission in
Principle) that intend to ease the
housing crisis. Also in this edition,
we take a close look at construction
costs and how Brexit will affect the
UK construction industry.
We hope that you enjoy reading
this edition. If you have any suggestions
of things you’d like to see in the
next edition, please contact us via
perspectives@cushwake.comLOCAL LIFE • 26
TOPICAL • 24
TRENDING • 22
SECTOR FOCUS: PRS • 20
ALTERNATIVES • 18
SECTOR FOCUS: INDUSTRIAL• 16
MEETING THE CHALLENGE • 08
IN CONVERSATION • 12
LEAD STORY • 03
Making heritage work
Don’t stay home, see what
Bristol has to offer for the
rest of the year
Cost agenda in UK
construction industry
PiP – the new ‘ThirdWay’
Dawn of the rental generation
Universities are centres
for growth
Shaping industry’s future
Greater Manchester is well
placed for success – Andy
Burnham interview
Economy of clusters
and hubs
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