City Minutes

City Minutes: Do Manchester and Birmingham city centres spread prosperity?

Centre for Cities says increasing the size of Manchester and Birmingham city centres is an important part of generating prosperity in places elsewhere.

Podcast published on 21 September 2023

Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Paul Swinney, Director of Policy and Research at Centre for Cities to discuss Paul’s new briefing, Do city centres really benefit their wider areas?. They discuss how improving and expanding Manchester and Birmingham city centres can bring benefits to places like Oldham and West Bromwich, and the role this plays in levelling up.


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