If this Industrial Strategy is to last any longer than its predecessors, then it will need a clear target, a clear understanding of the role of place, and clear financial backing.
While correctly rejecting criticisms that existing guidance is biased, the latest Green Book review suggests changes that should improve appraisal and decision making.
Why the UK and Scottish Governments should care about Glasgow and what could change with a devolution deal
What are metro mayors and what do they do?
The Government will this year publish its English Devolution Bill. This will be the latest staging post in England's gradual move to having more power held at the level that an economy operates...
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.
Cities Outlook 2025 has a focus on the variation in wages across the country, and what policy will need to do to raise living standards.
Average annual workplace wages in London are nearly £20,000 higher than in lowest-paid parts of the UK, Cities Outlook 2025 finds.
Cities Outlook 2025 takes a look at what drives differences in wages across the country and what this means for local and national strategy.
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...
To coincide with 200 years of the UK's railways, join Centre for Cities for this discussion on the role rail played in urban economic growth and the future of transport connectivity in UK cities.
Clive Betts MP joins Andrew Carter to discuss English devolution, local growth and Government priorities ahead of the spending review.
Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Jake Nunley, City Specialist, and James Child, Head of Research, for ING Media, strategic communications specialists for the built world. They discuss...
Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Paul Swinney, Director of Policy and Research, for the Centre for Cities' first reflections on yesterday's Spending Review.
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