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Tom Stannard is Tom Stannard is corporate director, regeneration and economic growth at Wakefield Council and former director of economy and skills at Oldham MBC

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ECONOMIC GROWTH

Maximising the growth mission

By Tom Stannard | 30 July 2024

Tom Stannard says ‘taking back control’ is a good start, but more is needed to drive growth in lo...

HOUSING

Getting on with integrated care

By Tom Stannard | 25 May 2022

Greater Manchester believes the formal governance of the new integrated care system and the voice...

PLANNING

England's planning system is broken

By Tom Stannard | 10 May 2022

Tom Stannard sets out the scale of the regeneration challenge, including the vital need to improv...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

This is a partial kickstart at best

By Tom Stannard | 14 July 2020

Tom Stannard says that while the Kickstart job creation scheme is welcome, an inclusive all-ages ...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Making sense of the Industrial Strategy

By Tom Stannard | 04 December 2017

Tom Stannard digests the Industrial Strategy white paper and outlines what it all means for local...

FINANCE

Shaping Oldham's economic future

By Tom Stannard | 26 July 2017

Oldham has a long-term masterplan which will act as a catalyst for regeneration across five town ...

FINANCE

The changing state of skills

By Tom Stannard | 02 August 2016

A new skills white paper could shake up post-16 education and require a new focus on economic gro...

DCLG

Delivering the Northern Powerhouse

By Tom Stannard | 07 June 2016

Tom Stannard explains how Oldham is delivering skills and employment support for local communitie...

FINANCE

The hard work has just begun

By Tom Stannard | 01 April 2016

Tom Stannard considers devolution progress in Greater Manchester and says councils must still be ...

FINANCE

Going backwards to go forwards

By Tom Stannard | 03 December 2015

‘Backcasting from the future’ is now the way ahead for local regeneration says Tom Stannard