Transport gap: London gets £419 more per head than north of England
North has missed out on £63bn over 10 years due to chronic underfunding, thinktank says
Transport spending in London has continued to dramatically increase at the expense of the rest of the country, according to an analysis of the latest government figures.
From 2016 to 2017 spending in the capital rose by 11.4%, compared to a 3.6% fall in the north of England, according to the thinktank IPPR North.
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Source: Guardian Transport
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