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Howard's Blog

Hello and welcome to my blog where I will share information and updates as well as tell you, first hand, what is going on in Financial Leeds and the wider marketplace.

I hope this blog will go further to explain our work at Financial Leeds and how we support the wider city region. From time to time I will be inviting guest bloggers to share their opinions on topics relating to the financial and professional services sector. Above all, I hope that you will find this blog interesting and informative.


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Repetition, rejuvenation and re-invention
Nearly the end of the silly season, at least regarding school holidays anyway. My bank holiday was spent in the traditional activities of a major disappointment involving Leeds at Wembley (zero for two at the new stadium) and hanging around at Leeds Festival trying and failing to look young (whilst quasi-supervising my daughter).
 
Date posted: 1 Sep 2010
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Today’s regional economic forum
A timely reminder this morning that we need to be careful which babies get thrown away with the bath water as the RDA starts to spin towards the plughole...
 
Date posted: 4 Aug 2010
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Trinity retail development restarts in Leeds
I returned from annual leave this week to see the most positive business news story for some time – the Trinity retail development to restart in the centre of Leeds.
 
Date posted: 28 Jul 2010
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World Cup fever?
‘World Cup fever’? A week into the tournament and its more ‘World Cup minor cold’ so far…by the time this is posted Spain might have ignited the fuse but the first round of matches is best out of the way as far as I’m concerned (especially England’s….)
 
Date posted: 16 Jun 2010
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Uncertain Times (Continued)
As Parliament meets for the first time in its new colours there remains much uncertainty about its regional policies and what it might mean for Leeds and Yorkshire. Our concerns centre on how the regional voice will be heard at in Westminster as it starts to fry the really big fish.
 
Date posted: 19 May 2010
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