Last Orders! What the new EU budget means for Britain’s cities

This paper explores the Governments developing strategy for the Structural Funds, and argues that European assistance should continue to be focused outside London and the South East.

Report published on 23 September 2006 by Centre for Cities

This paper explores the Governments developing strategy for the Structural Funds, and argues that European assistance should continue to be focused outside London and the South East. But this time, the UK should concentrate limited EU resources on city-regions rather than spread them too widely. This will have positive economic benefits for the country as a whole.