‘No more free dinners’: collaborative approach urged on regional development

Local authorities must strike a balance between dictating terms to the private sector and “giving away free money” on the back of major schemes, according to Northern Powerhouse Partnership chief executive Henri Murison.

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He told the keynote panel session at LATIF North, held in Manchester this week (3 March), that successful regional development depended on a trade-off

‘No more free dinners’: collaborative approach urged on regional development

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