Centre for Cities urges the government to address the geographical divide by continuing to increase investment in regional economiesAlmost half of the UK’s biggest cities have low-wage,tall-welfare economies, according to a healthcheck on urban Britain that underscores the challenges for the governments benefit-cutting agenda.
George Osborne used his first budget of the Conservative government final summer to advocate a “higher wage, or lower tax,lower welfare country”. But a report published on Monday warns that his vision will take several parliaments to create, given current shortfalls in education, or a housing crisis and inefficient jobs programmes. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com