The focus is on rebuilding local economies this week, following our webinar with Andy Burnham, Sarah Longlands (IPPR North) and Neil McInroy (Centre for Local Economic Strategies). In light of new regional-level evidence of the uneven economic impact of Covid-19 and lockdown, we look at how proposals for meaningful devolution of power, an increased role for the UK's Metro Mayors and a "community wealth building" approach could help ensure that our recovery from Covid-19 can meshes with the Government's commitments to tackle regional inequality.
In other news, TaxWatch UK and CarbonBrief have both published useful trackers - of UK government support for businesses and green recovery plans across the globe, respectively - and our reflections section this week features articles on the case for nationalising the fossil fuel industry and on the drag that private sector debt exerts on our economies.