Places that have a large reliance on one industry should be looking to diversify their economies rather than doubling down on their ‘strengths’.
Levelling up has joined its friends the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ and ‘rebalancing the economy’ in the big bin of old political slogans. Yet levelling up was the concept that helped seal a convincing 2019 election victory for the Conservatives, making them relevant and trusted beyond their core rural vote – and the problem of regional divides hasn’t gone away.
Many of the UK’s overachievers are small. They will need to see a very large expansion if their growth is to make a material difference to national economic performance.
The purpose of this tool is to show the scale and nature of the variation in the economic performance of cities and towns across the UK by highlighting the performance of the 63 largest urban areas on 17 indicators.
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...
The UK doesn’t just have a national housing crisis, but there is a housing crisis in our most unaffordable cities. How can homes be built where they are needed?
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.
With 2024 a likely election year, this year's Cities Outlook looks back at how cities have fared since 2010 and where the economy would be today had pre-2010 trends continued.
The UK economy has flatlined, and all parts of the country are suffering. This won’t change unless productivity growth improves.
In a two-part series of Centre for Cities’ City Minutes podcast, Chief Executive Andrew Carter and Director of Policy and Research Paul Swinney explore the findings and implications of the Centre’s annual snapshot of urban economies across the UK.
No part of the UK has escaped the impact of the flatlining of the UK economy since 2010, according to new analysis by Centre for Cities in Cities Outlook 2024.
Join Centre for Cities for a closer look at the findings from this year's Cities Outlook report. This session focuses on the story from Scotland.
Join Centre for Cities for a closer look at the findings from this year's Cities Outlook report. This session focuses on the story from Yorkshire and the Humber.
Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Paul Swinney, Director of Policy and Research, to discuss the findings of our flagship report 'Cities Outlook’, our annual health check of the economic...
In this episode of City Talks Andrew Carter, Chief Executive of Centre for Cities, is joined by the Rt Hon Greg Clark, newly appointed member of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council and...
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