What does the Spending review mean for cities?

Date: 27/10/2010

Keynote: Justine Greening MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury

with expert panel including:

Brian Groom, Financial Times
Neil Darwin, Regional Cities East
& Alexandra Jones, Centre for Cities

8.30am - 10am, Wednesday 27 October 2010
One Great George Street, Westminster SW1P 3AA

Justine Greening joined us for a spending review briefing breakfast where we discussed the implications for urban economies across Britain. See Alex's write-up of the event on the Centre for Cities blog.

How can cities spend less while supporting private sector jobs to grow? Could smaller budgets be an opportunity to pool resources and work smarter, or is this wishful thinking? What opportunities and challenges does the Coalition’s drive towards localism present for future economic growth? What will the role of local enterprise partnerships be in making the difficult decisions needed in every part of the country?

Supported by Regional Cities East