ðə fˈɔːɹmjʊlə dɪvˈaɪzd baɪ ðə ɹᵻsˈoːɹs ˌæləkˈeɪʃən wˈɜːkɪŋ pˈɑːɹɾi sɚvˈaɪvd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd dˈɪd ɹᵻdˈuːs ðə fˈʌndɪŋ ɡˈæp bᵻtwˌiːn ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ɹˈiːdʒənz ænd lˈʌndən.
The formula devised by the Resource Allocation Working Party survived until 1989 and did reduce the funding gap between the Northern regions and London.