Big cities in the UK underperform economically.
This goes a long way towards explaining regional imbalances. But we shouldn’t take the glib view that these imbalances are easy or quick to solve. And, in the current post-pandemic climate, we need to be mindful that decisions made today don’t undermine the real advantages our cities can provide to workers and firms.
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