Publications On the wrong track: An analysis of the autumn statement announcements on transport infrastructure
On the wrong track: An analysis of the autumn statement announcements on transport infrastructure
Much was made in the chancellor’s autumn statement of how every region of England will benefit from increased infrastructure spending, with the chancellor listing a host of road and rail projects in the North of England as part of his speech. In order to assess these claims, IPPR North has analysed the data detailing the projects to be brought forward as part of the national infrastructure pipeline.
Behind the rhetoric of rebalancing, our analysis reveals a very different picture and a series of regional disparities that are, at a simple level, unfair. But they also defy the economic logic upon which they are supposedly based. While the government is right to focus on infrastructure investment, a greater proportion of its investment needs to be channelled to so-called 'lagging regions' in order to get the UK economy firing on all cylinders.
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Katie Schmuecker, Associate Director, IPPR North
Ed Cox, Director, IPPR North, and Northern Economic Futures Commission Deputy Chair
In the news
Thatcher legacy still haunts northern towns
Financial Times - 04 Jan 2012
South allocated £2,731 a head to improve transport...North-East: £5
The Northern Echo - 19 Dec 2011
Treasury urged to look North
Yorkshire Post - 19 Dec 2011
Transport spending 'skewed towards London'
BBC News Online - 19 Dec 2011
Articles
What the north can learn from Boris
Author(s) : Katie Schmuecker - 06 Apr 2012
Author(s) : Ed Cox - 14 Feb 2012
Author(s) : Ed Cox - 24 Jan 2012
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