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Former BoE chief economist makes case for urban wealth funds to alleviate council crisis

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Urban wealth funds could invest in local assets to avoid selling them at fire-sale prices and alleviate the financial crisis across councils. Andy Haldane,

The government’s plans for fiscal devolution are both radical and carefully designed to dodge pitfalls, according to Thomas Pope, chief economist at the Institute for Government.

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