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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It was the Summer of 1976, there was heatwave, Jaws was on at the flicks, and the Sex Pistols were advocating anarchy. Meanwhile, Chancellor Healey was grappling with a sterling crisis. An insightful reflection by David Smith for @cssjournal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The economic frontier does not belong solely to urban hubs. In EURS, @zihanwang96.bsky.social, Barzotto, @fmfai.bsky.social & @prt1969.bsky.social demonstrate how lagging regions leverage #digital adaptation as a profound catalyst to birth entirely new #manufacturing sectors. doi.org/10.1177/0969...

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Bleakly ironic that the "Blairite" proposals i set out here - more "liberal", open, market-friendly policies on EU, migration and tax - are rejected by 2026 Blair. www.ft.com/content/7235...

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Three ways a new Labour leader could change the politics of growth

The UK needs to confront the policies that have made us poorer

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The 2026 Policy Debates Best Paper goes to Rama Krishna Reddy Kummitha for 'Smart city governance: assessing modes of active citizen engagement.' Read it at doi.org/10.1080/0034... Watch @prt1969.bsky.social present the award at www.regionalstudies.org/news/2026-policy-debates-best-paper/

The red cover of the Regional Studies journal alongside the paper and author name

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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

We mistake #coworking for a real estate play when it is actually a subtle engine of human capital. Writing in @regionalstudies.bsky.social, @zihanwang.bsky.social, Fai, @prt1969.bsky.social, Barzotto & Ehrhardt argue that these spaces provide the vital scaffolding for skills. doi.org/10.1080/0034...

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Is the UK’s industrial strategy really place based? New @rsablog.bsky.social blog on our recent @regionalstudies.bsky.social paper. Blog here: regions.regionalstudies.org/ezine/articl... paper here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @regstud.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Call for Abstracts Open: 20th Regional Innovation Policies Conference, 17-18 Sept, 2026 Birmingham, UK #RegInnoPol26 @regstud.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social @lisadepropris.bsky.social @fmfai.bsky.social @regionalwhispers.bsky.social ow.ly/8C6O50XSVAL

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Beyond the agglomeration orthodoxy: rethinking industrial strategy. With Paul Hildreth. Part of a blockbuster new @cssjournal.bsky.social special issue on the return of industrial strategy. @prt1969.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social

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IPR @uniofbathipr.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

What will the budget mean for economic growth? Experts give their view, with Professor Phil Tomlinson (@prt1969.bsky.social) discussing investment in infrastructure and industry. Read the blog post here: buff.ly/DphY8nO

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What will the budget mean for economic growth? Experts give their view

Did Rachel Reeves’ second budget provide any glimmers of hope?

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IPR @uniofbathipr.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

What might be the implications of a pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles? In a new blog post, @dgbailey.bsky.social & @prt1969.bsky.social discuss the policy and how careful implementation will be essential for fairness and maintaining support for the green transition. buff.ly/N1IVYdD

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Neat framing, but incorrect. Moving the focus of taxation from income to wealth (increasing fuel duties/ introducing road pricing) would be politically difficult but economically sensible. Removing cliff edges would be politically easy and economically sensible. Details matter but principles clear.

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If we have a big fiscal hole to fill economically sensible actions - increase income tax, delay tax rises to 28-29, cut spending - look politically horrible. Politically easier - tax banks, wealth, savings etc - economically horrible.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The unravelling of Reform's xenophobic and half-baked proposals on ILR would be ideal time for Govt to say its own proposals, which I described as "not just unfair and vindictive, but economically irrational" will *not* apply retrospectively to migrants already here. ukandeu.ac.uk/immigration_...

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Immigration is down, should the government be happy? - UK in a changing Europe

Jonathan Portes analyses the latest ONS immigration statistics. He argues that net migration has dropped significantly, but that this will expose the...

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Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This makes a lot of sense.

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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

A perfect illustration of the trade offs involved in government. Do ministers want to keep down drug prices to help the NHS budget or to raise them to attract and retain Big Pharma which plays a central role in the industrial strategy? on.ft.com/4gkaC8P

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UK health officials seek to reopen drug-pricing talks amid fallout from Merck exit

Health officials and Treasury blame each other for loss of £1bn London centre

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Adam Brown @adamlbrown.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Initially the benefits of the IT revolution were reasonably widely dispersed, but as the 2000s progressed, competition decreased and they began to be increasingly captured by a handful of huge tech firms, exactly as economic theory would predict. And those tech firms were all based in the US

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Enjoyable evening celebrating @zihanwang96.bsky.social ‘s #PhD success at #TheIvy in #Bath with @fmfai.bsky.social 👏👏 👇🏼

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Prof David Bailey @dgbailey.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Blooms Brothers!

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 18/06/2025

British decline in one story. Any state which finds itself incapable of managing a project as basic as rolling out a 20th century tech between its biggest cities needs to ask itself some profound questions about what hope it has of managing the technologies of the 21st.

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Grete Gansauer @gretegans.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Look it’s me, feeling inspired from heaps of fascinating & high quality presentations at #GCEG2025. My thanks & congratulations to the organizers! For those interested in industrial strategy, consider our open special issue call w details below 😉 ed. w @prt1969.bsky.social @dgbailey.bsky.social

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Engaging special session on #industrialstrategy co-hosted with @gretegans.bsky.social at #GCEG25 at Clark University. The call for our special issue of @cssjournal.bsky.social (co-edited with Lisa De Propris & @dgbailey.bsky.social) is still open at think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

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IPR @uniofbathipr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

On today’s blog, @mariag-unibath.bsky.social‬ and @prt1969.bsky.social‬ discuss how the new UK-EU agreements on trade, defence and borders signal a potential "reset" in UK-EU relations. 📖 buff.ly/AzH2N2r #TradeAgreements #EUUKRelations RP ‪@uk.theconversation.com‬

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UK and EU sign new trade, fishing and defence deal – what do economists think?

Maria Garcia is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Bath; and Phil Tomlinson is a Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and I…

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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Congratulations to @prt1969.bsky.social‬, Co-Director of the School of Management's Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), on his nomination for the Sir Paul Curran Award which recognises excellence in #research communication.

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Regional Studies Association @regstud.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The @regionalstudies.bsky.social Policy Debates Best Paper Award goes to @mariaabreu.bsky.social @calvjones.bsky.social and ‪@fcomim.bsky.social‬ for A capability-approach perspective on regional development doi.org/10.1080/0034...) Watch @prt1969.bsky.social present the award bit.ly/43rbOkI

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University of Bath News & Media @uniofbathnews.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Huge congratulations to Prof Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social on his well deserved nomination for the Sir Paul Curran Award for academic journalism by @uk.theconversation.com. 38 articles bringing analysis and insight to economic events for over a decade 👏 www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I was delighted to be nominated for this award at @uk.theconversation.com. Thanks to my editor Luke Salkeld for nominating me 👇🏼 @alijonesuk.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

@gretegans.bsky.social kicks off the afternoon session on present priorities/future directions @regstud.bsky.social #RSA2025

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Phil Tomlinson @prt1969.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Check out the latest SI of the CJE commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of #AlfredMarshall. Some excellent papers exploring #methods, #value #rent #clusters #agglomeration #communities and #coworkingspaces 👇🏼

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