Andrew Carter writes about new Centre for Cities research which shows the importance of financial services in cities across the UK

New data published today suggests financial hubs outside of London could stand to lose most if the UK’s financial services sector is negatively impacted by Brexit.

Many UK cities are falling behind national and global counterparts in capitalising on the social and economic opportunities offered by digital technology.

Too many city centres across England and Wales are over-dependent on retail, and must swap shops for offices, housing and public space to transform their economic prospects.

Andrew Carter and Paul Swinney write about the urban renaissance taking place in cities like Manchester, Liverpool & Birmingham

Andrew Carter argues in the Local Government Chronicle that the best way to improve local productivity is to focus on helping high-performing firms to do even better rather than support struggling firms to up their game

Local leaders will need to take tough decisions to sustain business growth by providing appropriate commercial space in central areas, while also addressing the housing needs of residents by building homes in other parts of the city

Andrew Carter writes for the Guardian about why retail is not the future of the high street. Instead, he argues, we need to rethink our city centres as places where people can live, work and play,...

The key to addressing the UK’s productivity problem is not to focus on underperforming businesses, but to help high-performing firms to increase output even further – especially in cities outside the Greater South East.

Paul Swinney writes for the Times Red Box about our new briefing on the 'long tail' of productivity.