BUSINESS Secretary Lord Mandelson has set out his vision for the future renaissance of regional economies, built on private-sector investment.

In a keynote speech at Manchester University he acknowledges that the UK economy became too reliant on financial services in the past 25 years, and now needs to redress this balance by investing in "advanced manufacturing, sophisticated services, creative industries and biosciences."

He says there has already been a renaissance of regional confidence - driven by public se......for the full story register now for free or login below...