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Labour’s manifesto was largely predicated on economic growth, but the new government faces several problems too serious to wait for growth to kick in.
Austerity Britain has translated into worse lives for many people: tougher working conditions, minimal statutory services and a retraction of the local state at a time when people need it.
Ever since the welfare state was established in 1948, Britain’s elected leaders have grappled with how to pay for and deliver social care.
English councils have neither the ongoing funding or the staffing needed to effectively deliver on the government’s economic development promises.
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Principal Research Associate in the Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Economic Geography, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Policy and Data Analyst, University of Birmingham
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Associate professor, University of Lagos
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, City-Region Economic Development Institute (City-REDI), University of Birmingham
