ECONOMIC GROWTH

A worrying trend towards self-sufficiency

Treasurer of the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities, Frances Foster, on the unfairness of chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement.

The chancellor's Autumn Statement contained a number of commitments for the regions beyond London and the South East, particularly the North. 

These included details behind significant investments in infrastructure, funding for education and science, and a commitment to devolve new civic powers - all part of the chancellor's efforts to create a Northern Powerhouse. 

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