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The cuts were not intentionally designed to fall harder on poorer cities; but this is the reality of how they played out
A lack of fiscal tools is encouraging many councils to invest commercially, but this raises questions about its long-term sustainability
Northern cities’ budgets have faced the biggest cuts
As a decade of austerity comes to end, this year’s edition of Cities Outlook looks at how city spending has changed.
Listen again to the launch of Cities Outlook 2019 with Cllr Abi Brown, Cllr Nick Forbes and Prof Tony Travers
It will only really be clear if austerity has ended after the upcoming Spending Review. In the meantime, the services city leaders have identified as spending priorities can provide an indication of where cash injections might be most needed.
2019 looks set to be a momentous year for the UK – Andrew Carter examines the biggest issues facing urban policy makers over the next twelve months.
This report presents findings from the first-ever survey of UK city leaders, providing some understanding of their needs and challenges along with recommendations for national policymakers.
The Chancellor’s Budget had something for everyone, but its overriding message for cities was ‘see what 2019 brings’
The subject of this episode is the future of local government, or to put it another way — is your council about to go bust? Should you be worried? And what should be done about it? To...