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- ↑ "Frequently asked questions about the state of the English cities". Communities and Local Government. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02.
- ↑ State of the Cities: A Progress Report to the Delivering Sustainable Communities Summit Archived 2007-09-05 at the UK Government Web Archive Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, January 2005
- ↑ State of the English Cities Archived 2007-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Communities and Local Government
