This report highlights seven key ‘fundamental trends’  relating to power and place that will underlie the  policy challenges facing citizens and governments  in the coming decades. These facts are designed  to prompt discussion and debate amongst policy  makers on how we can best distribute power  throughout the UK. 

It is part of the UK 2040 Options project, which is  exploring policy options to improve outcomes for  children born today and reaching adulthood around  2040.