Full county devolution could be perfect tonic

By Paul Carter | 04 July 2017

When predicting how the English economy will cope with life after Brexit, one should not overlook the significance of county economies.

With a national economy that tends to gravitate towards a financial and professional service sector economy, the focus tends to fall on the major urban areas, to the exclusion of half the country, missing out the importance of county areas.

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