David Clelland @Clelland_David
Lecturer at University of Glasgow in Dumfries - interested in regional economic development, resilience, deprivation, governance and policy in the periphery. gla.ac.uk/schools/interd… Dumfries, Scotland Joined October 2013-
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Should Scottish cities and regions have mayors as many in England now do? euppublishingblog.com/2025/08/18/sco…
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‘…it wasn’t underpinned by an understanding of how it was going to be achieved’ - this basically sums up much Scottish public policy.
‘…it wasn’t underpinned by an understanding of how it was going to be achieved’ - this basically sums up much Scottish public policy.
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🔴 NEW: Private landowners related to the former Conservative Scottish Secretary, Alister Jack, have been accused of covertly backing a campaign to block plans for a new national park in Galloway. Find out more: bit.ly/41AXFlC
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There's a very real risk at this point that Britain is meeting its net zero targets in large part not through meaningfully reducing emissions but just offshoring productions and not replacing it. That comes at great cost to workers, local and regional economies and all of us.
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excellent blog from @ucuedinburgh exposing just how much money the university is making all the while cancelling tutor contracts and promising redundancies: ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/2eppzf7pg…
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Report- Regional Food Networks in Scotland: A statistical report of locality and types of Regional Food Networks Insights on the location of regional #FoodNetworks, the types of businesses & how they sit in national food supply chains Read here ruralexchange.scot/sectors/scotti… @scotgov
A conceptual framework for a post-COVID-19 green recovery of the Blue Economy sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Interested in university campuses' role in regional development, peripheral places, civic engagement? Come to this British Academy workshop, Glasgow, 4th June. Travel expenses covered for BA Early Career Network members! Lunch! All welcome!⬇️⬇️ tickettailor.com/events/earlyca…
‘One central purpose’? Tracking the Evolution of Strategic Approaches to Economic Development in Scotland | Scottish Affairs euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.336…
Collective action works
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Lorna Finlayson (@LJFinlayson) on academics and the plight of higher education: 'The uncomfortable truth is that academics have been complicit, and often instrumental, in bringing about the present predicament.' newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/…
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Potentially useful chart for understanding why bits of concrete are falling from the ceilings of British schools ft.com/content/b2154c…
Are you a coastal or maritime business in Scotland? Researchers at Glasgow University want to hear from you on impacts of the pandemic and opportunities for green economic recovery, to help shape the resilience of coastal regions More info and survey here: uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6x…
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Act fast to secure your fully funded place on @UofGlasgow’s Introduction to Rural Entrepreneurship Upskilling course, and gain the necessary skills to ensure the success of your rural business! gla.ac.uk/study/microcre… #Upskilling #CPD
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Nuclear tradition-bearing: scenes from Chapelcross nuclear power station as Annan’s riders scouted out the town’s boundaries during Saturday’s Riding of the Marches #nuclearculturalheritage @RuralModernism
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JUST PUBLISHED on the Economics Observatory – What would it take to #levelup the UK’s rural areas? By @Clelland_David #EconTwitter buff.ly/3oHPnHs
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It was a privilege to launch the Cost of a Dying exhibition this evening at The @UofGARC. It tells the stories of people facing financial hardship at the end of life through photography by @margaretmitchell & photovoice from participants. Learn more : bit.ly/3Ls51za
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Disappointed to see the council making a planning application to turn the Greensands into a car park, irrespective of the flood defence work going ahead (which would close the Whitesands car park) - basically turning a green space into more parking eaccess.dumgal.gov.uk/online-applica…
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