Election 2015
Three ways in which another coalition government could be good for city devolutionThe Lib Dems and the SNP can put pressure on the main parties to devolve power.
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EU membership is not just a national issueParties need to consider more carefully the geography of foreign investment and jobs in the UK.
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UK’s education challenge is more than one storySchool performance varies enormously between cities, threatening to reinforce patterns of economic disadvantage.
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Britain’s benefits burden is not a level playing fieldThe main Parties' proposals on welfare ahead of the Election do not reflect the varying costs of living in different cities.
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Immigration is an urban issueImmigration policy should support, rather than restrict, the growth of UK cities.
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Parties’ housing policies miss the markSolving the housing crisis will require government to re-enter the market as funders or even house-builders.
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Why the Help to Buy ISA is an expensive way to make the housing crisis worseThrough right to buy, help to buy, the stamp duty cut and starter homes the Chancellor has made it clear that getting people on the housing ladder is a central plank of Conservative policy. The...
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Budget 2015 LiveblogLiveblogging the Chancellor's Budget Statement and the implications for UK cities.
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Why should Labour and the Conservatives care about city devolution?Mark Ferguson from LabourList and David Kirkby from Bright Blue suggest why the politics of cities are vital for Labour and the Conservatives.
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Will £36 million from the Coastal Communities Fund boost growth in coastal areas?Offering small pots of funding for coastal cities is no substitute for a long term growth strategy.