ECONOMIC GROWTH

Next steps to devolution

Sir Richard Leese outlines the more significant questions on devolution below the nation state level that the next administration must adress - amid a dramatic global shift to urbanisation.

Cities and nations across the globe are faced with significant urban challenges, with more than half of the world now living in a city, rising to 70% in under 40 years. For the UK, already highly urbanised, this challenge is dramatic, with 92% of the population predicted to be city-dwellers by 2030.

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