A new report from Centre for Cities and the Resolution Foundation shows that Britain’s economy is being held back by an over-centralised, inefficient, and under-resourced system of local government.

The cost of living crisis is deepening inequalities across the country with cities outside the South suffering higher rates of inflation and tighter squeezes on household finances

New briefing from Centre for Cities compares weekday footfall and spending data for UK city centres against pre-pandemic levels

Improving education and skills for young people, franchising buses, and driving growth in Sheffield’s city centre should be the new Mayor of South Yorkshire’s top priorities for 2022.

Major cities across the North are lagging behind their European counterparts in providing access to quality public transport networks, costing the Northern economy more than £16bn in lost productivity.

Covid-19 has ‘levelled down’ prosperous high streets, but poorer areas face bigger problems this year

Poor urban transport costs the UK more than £21 billion per year, with less than half of people in big cities outside London able to reach their city centre quickly using public transport networks

New Centre for Cities research shows that planning and transport changes in cities would bring the UK 26% closer to its net zero target.

New research from Centre for Cities in partnership with Clarion Housing Group challenges the idea that people’s finances have benefited from lockdown.

While many UK high streets have experienced a much-needed boost thanks to the lifting of restrictions in April, shops, restaurants and pubs in London and other big cities continue to struggle.