In the City: Can the UK Spending Review Turn Ambition into Action?

Leaders with Francine Lacqua

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Management, Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.6 • 64 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

With the UK government’s spending review fast approaching, all eyes are on Westminster. In a matter of days, the public will gain a clearer sense of how funding is set to be allocated across departments over the next three years. There’s growing speculation that Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will make a significant push on infrastructure—a signal, perhaps, of shifting priorities.

In this week’s episode of In the City, hosts Allegra Stratton and Francine Lacqua sit down with Sam Richards, chief executive of the think tank Britain Remade to unpack the upcoming review and step back to look at the bigger picture: Could this mark a real turning point?

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