In this month's episode, Andrew explores how cities have coped with austerity, the prospects for reducing the deficit in the next Parliament, and the dilemmas that emerge from giving greater fiscal freedoms to local areas. Joining him are Simon Parker from the New Local Government Network and Tony Travers from the London School of Economics.

City Talks: can cities help balance the nation’s books?

Centre for Cities is the leading think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK’s largest cities and towns. In these podcasts, Chief Executive Andrew Carter interviews leading thinkers in the urban policy field, as well as experts from Centre for Cities about their research and ideas on improving the economies of cities and large towns.

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