Designed to complement Cities Outlook 2023, Centre for Cities flagship annual publication highlighting the health of the UK’s cities across a range of indicators, this series of short deep dive sessions spotlighted key trends and indicators in different parts of the country.

In addition to setting out the state of the UK’s cities across a range of indicators, Cities Outlook highlights a different major challenge facing urban Britain each year, with the 2023 publication revealing the scale and geography of economic inactivity.

Sessions in this series:

Monday 6 February, 14:00 – 14:30: London and South East

Monday 13 February, 14:00 – 14:30: North West (this session)

Monday 20 February, 14:00 – 14:30: Scotland

Monday 27 February, 14:00 – 14:30: East Midlands

Each deep dive session consisted of a short presentation from our research team on economic inactivity in selected cities as well as the the outlook for the region more generally and how it is performing against other indicators. There was also be an opportunity for Q&A featuring guidance on how to access our data tool and explore data for your city.

Presenter:

Valentine Quinio, Senior Analyst, Centre for Cities

This event was part of a series of deep dive sessions focusing on trends around the country. Areas were selected to highlight the findings of Cities Outlook 2023 and the story for cities in different parts of the UK. If you are looking for data on your region, indicators for 63 cities can be accessed through our data tool.