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    wxm
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    Great to see a positive approach for Wrexham:

    Wrexham showing the signs of a revival – North Wales Weekly News

    We now need to see the factual numbers that shows our economy is growing substantially, and can compete and get ahead with similar areas in our locality such as Liverpool and Shropshire. We need to see firm forecasts for that continued growth and track them monthly as a community. That earnings per person can grow quickly to where they need to be. That our delivery of education and health is at a standard that supports a skilled, happy and capable workforce.

    How should Wrexham’s economy and public budget be performing? How is it performing? How do we want it to perform in the future and how do we do this?

    #63767

    Rob
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    It would be interesting to know if this was a pure PR piece submitted to the paper.

    Wrexham.com used to get alot of these style articles however challenging the numbers quoted got nowhere, and the PR company got narky if they were edited …. So they stopped coming through :)

    One classic was about the Eagles Meadow footfall numbers. Will have to dig it out…!

    #63768

    Alunh
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    The stats game is always difficult as Wrexham.com have found out.

    At any moment in time there are indicators as to the success of the Borough including the Unemployment registers, House prices, the number of Factory units full/empty, but even then the whole thing is a problematic science.

    Evaluating wage/salary levels is in itself hugely difficult and the idea that there might be some simple formula to raise wages and employment is wishful thinking (at best). Clearly the vital need to cut the National budgetary deficit will impact adversely in Wrexham as the public sector will have to shed jobs. This will take demand out of the local economy because of the relative position of private-public remuneration levels.

    Whilst it would be nice to think that Wrexham will be advantaged as part of a national revival (or even because it out-competes other regions) this may or may not occur.

    What we can do as a community is make sure that we optimise on what we have got. This means ensuring that our schools produce individuals who have the skills and qualifications needed to access the higher wages. Failing Secondary Schools with a reluctance to ditch failing methods (like Mixed ability) means that our students might be equal but the equality of being able to do nothing is fool’s gold.

    We need competitive schools with high standards, the promotion of Entrepreneurship throughout and an empasis on can do not abstraction

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