Contrary to recent headlines indicating that the finance industry is coming back to the office, data from Centre for City’s surveys suggests that finance workers in London – and across five other global cities – come into the office less than the average worker in all other industries.
Approaches to reducing emissions will need to vary from place to place. UK cities can learn from places around the world that are using their higher density to decarbonise how we build, travel and generate power.
Using case studies from the UK and overseas, this report looks at how cities can reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help the UK meet its net zero target.
New survey evidence suggests that in London, older workers spend the most time working from home – not gen z. They report seeing less value to being in the office, but are home working ‘missing managers’ harming the skill development of their younger colleagues?
The economy, housing and planning were key themes in the general election campaign. But these issues played out very differently across the country. Centre for Cities’ election section shows how looking at geography changes and deepens understanding of these issues
Productivity is a measure of how much an economy gets out for the inputs that are put into it, and improvements in it are what determines increases in standards of living. This is why the UK’s poor productivity performance, both in terms of levels and growth, is so concerning – this underperformance hits people in the pocket.
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 and Core Cities UK for a look at how cities are increasingly cooperating at the international level.
Welcome Conservative Party Conference 2024 to Birmingham with Centre for Cities.
Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Caitlin Rollison, External Affairs Manager, and Audrey-Frédérique Lavoie, Policy and Public Affairs Manager, to discuss Centre for Cities' new report,...
Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Rob Johnson, Analyst, to discuss Centre for Cities' new report, Return to the office: How London compares to other global cities, and why this...
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