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It’s not just the economy, stupid! By Lucy Gravatt, Director of Partnerships & Communications, Hertfordshire LEP
In the latest in our series looking at Hertfordshire’s key opportunity areas, we address this fundamental question - how can the benefits of local economic growth be more widely shared? 20
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n 1992, when James Carville was advising Bill Clinton in his successful run for the White House, he coined the slogan, “[It’s] the economy, stupid!” making it the central thrust of the Democratic campaign. This now infamous quip speaks to a broader fundamental truth – that the economy and how it is managed has the greatest impact on citizens’ lives and future well-being. So how is Hertfordshire, as one of the most prosperous counties in the UK, seeking to ensure its communities benefit from its economic success?
