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Industrial strategy

Explore the briefings, blogs and research below for Centre for Cities’ thinking and analysis on how a target-focussed and place-based policy agenda can address the UK’s sluggish productivity, address regional inequality and create a more prosperous country.

Page 14 Oct 2024
Devolution

The Government will soon publish a white paper on devolution in England. This is likely to be the latest staging post in England's gradual move to having more power held at the level that an...

Page 21 Oct 2024

Cities Outlook 2024

As well as providing a deep dive into the latest economic data on the UK’s cities and largest towns, Cities Outlook 2024 looks back at how cities have fared since 2010.

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City Minutes
City Minutes: Spending time

Series: City Minutes

Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Rob Johnson, Analyst, and Oscar Selby, Researcher, to discuss Centre for Cities’ new report, ‘Spending time: the role of the visitor economy in UK...

Podcast 20 Nov 2024

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