Metro Dynamics was commissioned via Mayor David Skaith’s Business Innovation Fund to support partners across the York and North Yorkshire rail ecosystem to define a credible, distinctive and delivery-focused rail innovation cluster…
Delivering growth: the missing middle between the draft London Plan and London Growth Plan
Turning innovation ambition into economic growth in places across the UK
A new report from Metro Dynamics draws together the insights of 90 leaders on what it will take to build, scale and sustain successful innovation ecosystems across the UK.
In June 2026, Metro Dynamics supported the inaugural UK Global R&D and Science Investment Summit and hosted three connected roundtables exploring how innovation ambition can be converted into economic growth in places…
From research strength to economic value: the contribution of chemistry
Devolution Britain: Burnham's Opportunity
Growth cannot wait
Why economic ambition must stay front and centre through Local Government re-organisation.
Metro Dynamics and 31ten have formed a strategic partnership that brings together complementary expertise across local growth, public sector reform, regeneration and investment, helping places navigate transition while maintaining focus on long-term economic outcomes.
“M&A” in Local Government
Much like a private sector merger, Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) has its rationale in improved efficiency in outputs for “shareholders” (in this case individuals, communities, businesses and places), and an improved use of its combined balance sheet. However, much like a private sector merger, the way in which two or more previously separate organisations, with often different operating infrastructure, cultures and values come together can be a very long and challenging process.
Regional devolution can help rebuild trust in government through growth
It has been another bad period for trust in government. Relations between Whitehall and ministers are at a low ebb, No10 seems engulfed in unending crises, and voters still cannot see the change they voted for.
Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund has predicted that Britain will be the most vulnerable G7 country exposed to economic shocks caused by the Iran war.
