This Week! We're kicking off 2026 in style, and focussed on what's currently the most important economic development project in the UK - The Oxford Cambridge Corridor.  

Our navigators to this galactic-scale potential are the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, ably represented by Chair Andy Williams and fellow board member (and CEO of Cambridge Ahead) Dan Thorp.  Together, we'll dig into where we are, where we're going, what's at stake and what each of us needs to do to make this happen (top tip: just be nice to each other!)  

It's a fantastic listen and a brilliant insight into the importance of capability, community and coherence to this project.  Our thanks to Dan and Andy.

For the Connected Clusters report referenced by Mike and Dan, click here.

To visit the website of the Oxford-Cambridge Supercluster Board, and read the reports referenced in this episode, click here.  

Click here to read the UK Government's investment prospectus for the Oxford Cambridge corridor (PDF, opens in new window). 

To read the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority's Local Growth Plan, then click here (PDF, opens in new window). 

If you want to take a look at the Cambridge Growth Company  Click here to visit their site.    

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