The Government's industrial strategy provides an exciting opportunity to recalibrate the British economy. However, success will be dependent on how the policy translates from Whitehall to a local level.

The industrial strategy white paper emphasises the need to support growth and increased productivity across the country. The approach is encouraging and recognises the need for a tailored and bespoke approach to economic policy. Despite this, there was little direction on how the plans should be received and responded to on a local level - whether by region, devolved administration, local enterprise partnership, group of local businesses or public services, to name a few possible models.