English coastal towns ‘lose one in three graduates’ to cities

IFS report suggests retention of graduates may be key to ‘levelling-up’ agenda

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September 17, 2021

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September 17, 2021

Two empty deckchairs on a stony beach to represent brain drain of graduates from English coastal towns

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