The final report of a three-year scrutiny of regional performance for the North West Regional Review, published by the North West Regional Assembly. The report examines progress in eleven targets – sustainable economic performance, investment, employment, skills, productivity, innovation, enterprise, urban, rural, regeneration and physical development. It examines progress towards social justice in the North…

This report assesses the two unitary options for Bedfordshire – a unitary county and two unitary councils consisting of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire (combining Mid and South Bedfordshire District Councils). It is critical of all of the proposals and finds serious flaws in the Government’s option appraisal process, particularly the absence of an enhanced two-tier…

The NWRA’s contribution to the North West Investment Plan for Health, this report is a comprehensive analysis of the health and social care economy. It shows how health and social care accounts for 7.3% of GDP and directly and indirectly supports 14.8% of employment in the region’s economy (2003).

A guide to the impact of national, european and gllobal policies on Newcastle (September 2002). The Council’s track record and current position. Regeneration and Going for Growth – new privatised communities? Consultants move in on Newcastle. The corporatisation of the city: the challenge to democratic accountability annd local control. The implications of privatisation and marketisation…

A handbook for investigating local quangos.

The Submission to the Public Sector Relocation Project (“The Lyons Review”).