Dan Bates: why city-led growth hubs are dominating LGR decisions

Analysis of the government’s recent decisions on proposals for unitarisation show clear outcomes: the 500,000 population threshold has effectively been abandoned and city-based growth hubs are instead being sought.

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The government has now determined the future local government unitary structures in five English counties and is expected to decide the fate of the

Dan Bates: why city-led growth hubs are dominating LGR decisions

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