Big cities, big potential: The Spending Review rightly prioritises urban growth
Friday, 13 June 2025 () The Spending Review empowers UK city regions with transport and innovation funding to boost productivity and drive national economic growth, says Andrew Carter The Chancellor’s Spending Review rightly puts big cities at the centre of a plan for broad-based, long-term national prosperity. The UK’s big cities’ economies have tended to underperform, costing the country £50bn [...]
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