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New LinkedIn PASCAL International Observatory group

Posted November 14, 2011 - 14:41 by Peter Welsh

Today sees the launch of the new PASCAL International Observatory group on LinkedIn. For those of you unfamiliar with LinkedIn, it's the fastest growing professional social networking site with over 120 million registered users from more than 200 countries.

Pfizer: Planned closure of R&D facility in East Kent - 2,400 job losses

Posted February 3, 2011 - 12:26 by Peter Welsh

The loss of any major employer from a region, especially a relatively (in South East UK terms) isolated and deprived one, is devastating. However, the loss of research and development and extremely high-value knowledge workers may have an irreversable impact on the economy and social fabric as a whole.

This is the case for East Kent, the South East of England's most deprived area, as this week Pfizer announced that it would be closing their facility near Sandwich with the loss of 2,400 R&D jobs.

Innovate or slash and burn: what now for local government in England?

Posted February 2, 2011 - 13:07 by Peter Welsh

Following a very thought provoking workshop at the Institute for Government last week, I have begun to crystallize thoughts that have been around since the 2008 financial crisis.

At the time I was especially conscious of the funding timescales of public bodies and it was quite obvious that the financial crisis would hit the public sector some 18-24 months after the banking sector. We are currently in the first, and by no means last, throes of this. 

Without being intentionally Leninist, what is to be done? 

 

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