The North-South cost of living divide continues
The unexpected rise in inflation squeezes northern towns and cities hardest.
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The UK's productivity puzzle
Does London’s strong jobs growth mean we shouldn’t worry about it’s flat lining productivity?After the financial crisis, London lost the status of being the UK’s engine of productivity growth. Now it may risk losing the status of the UK’s engine of overall growth.
The UK's productivity puzzle
A tale of two global cities: Has Paris become more attractive than London over the last decade?A comparison with Paris highlights the weaknesses that emerged in London since the financial crisis
The UK's productivity puzzle
London’s (in)tangible lossWeak investment in intangibles may be one of the explanations behind London’s weak productivity growth.
Capital losses: The role of London in the UK’s productivity puzzle
London's productivity growth has stalled since 2007, explaining a large part of the UK's 'productivity puzzle' and leaving it trailing behind its global peers.
The UK's productivity puzzle
Is London the goose that has stopped laying the golden eggs?The first blog of this series shows that London’s moved from leader to laggard in terms of the UK’s productivity growth, costing billions to the national economy.
Does Dundee really have a gaming cluster?
Dundee’s expanding gaming sector does look to have helped turn the city’s fortunes around. Now policy should attempt to broaden its sources of growth to encourage the further expansion of its economy.
At the frontier: The geography of the UK’s new economy
This report maps out the current geography of the new economy and calls for the creation of a £14.5 billion growth package to build innovation districts in Birmingham, Glasgow and Manchester.
London’s ULEZ expansion is bold action more cities need
Extending London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone across the Capital will have been a politically tough decision, but it is the right one to make.
Cambridge’s bold plan to deliver better and cheaper bus services is a big step in the right direction
Improving the city’s public transport network and boosting ridership will be key to driving economic growth – and it is right to consider congestion charging as an option to fund this.