By David Bailey on Jun 30, 10 08:19 PM in Economics
The announcement yesterday that nine English RDAs will indeed be axed came after a long-running spat within the Conservative Party over the future of RDAs.
The announcement also represents something of victory for Tory Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles over Lib Dem Business Secretary Vince Cable.
The latter had only very recently suggested that RDAs in the West Midlands and North of England could survive in some form.
But, as noted by the Birmingham Post, Cable and Pickles have now written to council and business leaders, inviting them to replace RDAs with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs).
Read the full article by Professor David Bailey of Coventry University Business School on the Birmingham Post Business Blog
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