Prof David Bailey

Prof David Bailey

@dgbailey.bsky.social

#industrialstrategy Birmingham Business School, UK in a Changing Europe Senior Fellow, Contemporary Social Science Editor in Chief, Editor Regional Studies, ‘activist academic’ (Gove’s 🪓man Max Caller), media commentator, Likes EVs. Baggies fan.

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

CEO of scandal-ridden Deloitte gets 45% pay rise to £7.1m, 1,360 jobs cut. CEO pay = 93 times median employee pay. Firm doesn't pay employer NIC on profits shared by partners, worth £150,000 for £1m profit shared. £899m shared. 108 govt contracts in 2026, worth £650m. Friends in high places.

cityam.comDeloitte hikes pay for top boss while headcount shrinksBig Four giant Deloitte hiked pay for one of its chief executives last year by almost half while overall headcount at the firm fell, with some of being due to targeted job cuts.
Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social

Putting place first: towards a new vision for UK industrial strategy’ latest paper with Paul Hildreth just out @regionalstudies.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social @rsablog.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social @uresg76.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.comPutting place first: towards a new vision for UK industrial strategyThis paper challenges the longstanding dominance of agglomeration theory in shaping the UK’s approach to industrial and regional strategy. While agglomeration thinking, rooted in urban economics, h...

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Andy Westwood
@andywestwood.bsky.social

Wish I’d written this (or more accurately, that I’d rigorously and comprehensively researched it…). Fabulous stuff.

Prof David Bailey@dgbailey.bsky.social

Last orders? Pub closures, policy & the future of the public house in the UK; new @cssjournal.bsky.social piece + @dfkogler.bsky.social & @prt1969.bsky.social (Coco joined us for a drink) @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social

New @regionalstudies.bsky.social + Paul Hildreth: ‘Putting place first: towards a new vision for UK industrial strategy’ @regstud.bsky.social @rsaibis.bsky.social @prt1969.bsky.social @sallyhardy.bsky.social @rsaeurope.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @regstud.bsky.social

tandfonline.comPutting place first: towards a new vision for UK industrial strategyThis paper challenges the longstanding dominance of agglomeration theory in shaping the UK’s approach to industrial and regional strategy. While agglomeration thinking, rooted in urban economics, h...
Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social

More reflection on our latest research while having a lovely Butcombe pale in a third space near Tewkesbury. Cheers! @prt1969.bsky.social @dfkogler.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @cssjournal.bsky.social @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social

tandfonline.comLast orders? Pub closures, policy and the future of the public house in the UKThe public house occupies a dual position in British society as both vital social infrastructure and a significant contributor to the hospitality economy. Yet the sector is experiencing a post-pand...
Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social

Last orders? Pub closures, policy & the future of the public house in the UK. New @cssjournal.bsky.social paper just out with @dfkogler.bsky.social & @prt1969.bsky.social 🍺 @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social @camraofficial.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.comLast orders? Pub closures, policy and the future of the public house in the UKThe public house occupies a dual position in British society as both vital social infrastructure and a significant contributor to the hospitality economy. Yet the sector is experiencing a post-pand...
Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social

New The Business podcast with Times Radio Dominic O’Connell & Sunday Times Oliver Gill on latest JLR job cuts & challenges facing UK auto. @smmt-ukauto.bsky.social @ukandeu.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.comThe Business: Jaguar Land Rover job cuts - a warning for UK car makers?Why is Jaguar Land Rover cutting 4,000 jobs? Dominic O’Connell examines what the news of this major reduction means for the future of British car manufacturing.In this episode of The Business, we...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

"It's a bit of a bloodbath in the auto industry at the moment." How can the UK preserve car manufacturing? And why does it matter? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @dgbailey.bsky.social on the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod Listen: pod.fo/e/5e416b Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: UK Car Industry - Battle For SurvivalWith news that Jaguar Land Rover is laying off 4,000 workers, is there a future for the UK car industry? Adrian Goldberg talks to Professor David Bailey from Birmingham Business School.Produced in ...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

"It's a bit of a bloodbath in the auto industry at the moment..." How can the UK save its car industry? @dgbailey.bsky.social shares his ideas with @goldbergradio.bsky.social on the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod. Listen: pod.fo/e/5e416b Watch: youtu.be/odqNpKyhp34?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: UK Car Industry - Battle For SurvivalWith news that Jaguar Land Rover is laying off 4,000 workers, is there a future for the UK car industry? Adrian Goldberg talks to Professor David Bailey from Birmingham Business School.Produced in ...
Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social

“The civic university past, present and future: personal reflection” by John Goddard. Great short read just out @cssjournal.bsky.social @acadsocsciences.bsky.social @regstud.bsky.social Free to view. Part of a terrific special issue on civic universities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.comThe civic university past, present and future: personal reflectionA comprehensive commentary examining the concept of the civic university, tracing its historical development, challenges, and prospects, primarily within the UK context but also referencing global ...

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Peter Holmes
@pholmes8.bsky.social

Great @pmdfoster.bsky.social piece implicitly raises Q of the UK-EU Customs Union option, much inferior for the UK to SM but could facilitate economic security alignment. On the other hand M.Sandbu in FT Free Lunch Jul 9 argues that "Europe's 'China shock panic is ill informed".

Jacob Öberg@profjacob.bsky.social

🚨🚨"Brexit ‘reset’ could constrain UK’s freedom of movement on trade". @pmdfoster.bsky.social stands in for @alanbeattie.bsky.social with a great trade secrets newsletter. Key points here: www.ft.com/content/0e84...

ft.comBrexit ‘reset’ could constrain UK’s freedom of movement on tradeIf Brussels pursues economic defences against Beijing, London might feel pressure to follow suit
Prof David Bailey
@dgbailey.bsky.social

Summer of ‘76: Jaws was in the cinema & Chancellor Healey was feeling the heat. Grrat @cssjournal.bsky.social piece by brilliant Sunday Times econ editor @dsmitheconomics.bsky.social on the IMF crisis revisited. Free-view coming soon. @acadsocsciences.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.comThe 1976 IMF crisis revisitedIn 1976, the British government went ‘cap in hand’ to the International Monetary Fund to secure a foreign currency loan to prevent a further slide in the value of sterling. The currency was already...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

Will #AndyBurnham go to the country as early as next year? @adambienkov.bsky.social makes a compelling case on the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast With @goldbergradio.bsky.social and @dgbailey.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/486c13 Watch: youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Burning QuestionsWhat will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a re...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

"Either Rejoin the EU - Or Accept Slow Growth". The latest @BylineTimes podcast @goldbergradio.bsky.social with @dgbailey.bsky.social & @adambienkov.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/486c13 📺 youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Burning QuestionsWhat will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a re...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

"If we accept that we’re not going back into the single market, we’re not going to grow..." Andy Burnham's EU challenge laid down by @dgbailey.bsky.social & @adambienkov.bsky.social on latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod @goldbergradio.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/486c13 📺 youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Burning QuestionsWhat will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a re...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

How will Andy Burnham drive growth in the UK economy? Is he missing the one simple solution to boosting growth? The latest pod @bylinetimes.bsky.social with @goldbergradio.bsky.social @dgbailey.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/486c13 Watch: youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Burning QuestionsWhat will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a re...

Prof David Bailey reposted

bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

'Either Rejoin the EU - Or Accept Slow Growth' Latest pod @bylinetimes.bsky.social with @dgbailey.bsky.social & @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/486c13 📺 youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Burning QuestionsWhat will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a re...

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bylinepodcast.bsky.social
@bylinepodcast.bsky.social

“If we want to grow the economy, we’re going to have to look at the relationship with Europe again." Latest pod for @bylinetimes.bsky.social on #AndyBurnham by @goldbergradio.bsky.social With @dgbailey.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/486c13 📺 youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...

pod.foBYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Burning QuestionsWhat will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a re...