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Podcast about local economic development and placemaking. Co-hosted by Mike Spicer of PolicyDepartment and David Marlow of Third Life Economics. Mike, David and guests address the divisive, often unspoken issues facing economic development professionals in 2020s Britain.Website:www.ledconfidential.co.uk
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Signup to Generate a PitchPodcast about local economic development and placemaking. Co-hosted by Mike Spicer of PolicyDepartment and David Marlow of Third Life Economics. Mike, David and guests address the divisive, often unspoken issues facing economic development professionals in 2020s Britain.
Recent episodes include "Heathrow’s Infrastructure Skills Council: future of labour market policy, or a very Heathrow answer to a very Heathrow problem?" (29 October 2026, 13 minutes), "Three pathways, one sector: early career economists in economic development" (22 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "Local government reform: England pauses, Scotland redraws" (15 October 2026, 12 minutes).
LED Confidential publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 19 minutes across 144 episodes.
Booking probability for LED Confidential is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. LED Confidential requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. LED Confidential's contact route on record: verified email.
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LED Confidential is a government podcast with 144 episodes published.
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike ask whether every major infrastructure project should have to show not just what it will build, but who it will employ. They unpack Heathrow’s new Infrastructure Skills...
In this special guest episode, David and Mike hand over the conversation to three early career economists on three different paths. William Hamilton is a former ODI Fellow in Fiji who has just joined the Asian...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike look at local government reform on both sides of the border. On 7 September England withdrew reorganisation decisions for Essex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Norfolk and...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike ask whether the Civil Service secondments to Mayoral Strategic Authorities announced in August 2026 represent real capacity building or an under-powered initiative at a time...
In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike ask who stands to gain as onshore wind returns to England after a decade under a de facto ban. With around 45 applications in the year to March , the highest in ten years...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike ask if the new National Planning Policy Framework, published on 17 August 2026, offers an approach that is optimised for local economic development and placemaking or...
In this guest episode David and Mike are joined by David Waite, Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, to ask what Andy Burnham's "Manchesterism" means for a nation whose devolution architecture...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike use World Cup 2026's chaotic build-up and predictable result as a provocation about devolution and place-based funding. If a 48-nation, multi-billion-pound tournament still...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike make the case that England's new wave of Local Skills Improvement Plans might be among the country's most sophisticated skills planning exercises yet. They trace the leap in...
In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike unpack why, in the shadow of an estimated 2,700 heat-related deaths in England and Wales this summer, longer-term adaptation to heatwaves still lacks clear strategic...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike ask what Andy Burnham's "Manchesterism" actually means for the rest of the UK now that he's setting policy from Downing Street. They unpack the concept and explore if it can...
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In this guest episode, David and Mike are joined by Mark Sandford, senior research analyst at the House of Commons Library, to explore what MPs actually want to know about devolution, local government finance and place...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike explore whether Mayoral Strategic Authorities can genuinely deliver whole-geography growth or whether the devolution model is structurally biased toward cities and large...
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In this guest episode, David and Mike are joined by Dr Adrian Johnston MBE, Innovation Commissioner for Innovation City Belfast, to explore whether inclusive innovation can be measured in practice. Adrian explains how...
In this Espresso Shot, David and Mike unpack the UK Government's new capital risk framework for local authorities — a consultation launched on 28 May 2026 proposing powers to monitor debt, investment, and revenue...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike unpack Alan Milburn's interim review findings into young people and work — a diagnosis that names nearly 1 million 16–24 year-olds as not in employment, education or...
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The UK’s latest healthy life expectancy figures published in Spring 2026 have been described as a watershed moment, and for local economic development they raise uncomfortable questions. In this Espresso Shot episode...
In this episode, David and Mike are joined by Dr Glenn Athey to discuss the state of professional practice in local and regional economic development. Using Glenn’s new handbook as a springboard, they explore why...
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With the Devolution and Community Empowerment Act now on the statute book, England’s devolution journey feels more settled but perhaps more uneven. In this episode, David and Mike ask whether the new three‑tier system...
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In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike unpack what business and institutional investors may be reading into the 2026 local election results in England at a moment when confidence, continuity and delivery matter...
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow, Cox, Castle, Nicholson, LLP
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