Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Why Government plans to level up pose a challenge for metro mayor candidatesThe Government's plans to level up the UK economy pose a problem for the metro mayor manifestos argues Andy Westwood.
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Getting moving
There is a strong case for new transport infrastructure investment in some cities and large towns. But this only applies to a handful of places where the current transport system is struggling to support the growth of their city-centre economies.
Air quality in Manchester: holding our breath?
Join us for a panel discussion in partnership with the University of Manchester
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
What should the next Mayor of Greater Manchester focus on?Transport, skills and taxation should be top of the mayor's agenda after the May election according to Clive Memmott, Chief Executive of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
City Talks
City Talks: How government works — lessons from HS2 with Professor Tony TraversAfter years of speculation and debate, the Government has given the go-ahead to HS2 — Britain’s biggest infrastructure project for a generation that promises to drive economic growth,...
Measuring ‘levelling up’
This briefing presents two new indexes to summarise and compare the performance of the UK's largest cities and towns. The findings have implications for policy, particularly the Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
How do business and employment opportunities vary across the country?
Local data is crucial to understand the reasons behind the UK’s economic divide and what this means for the ‘levelling-up’ agenda.
Political gains, economic realities
The political imperative for investing in the North and Midlands is clear from last month’s election. But the Government must work with economic realities if it is to deliver for the voters who delivered its majority.
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
The South Yorkshire deal agreement means the first wave of city region devolution is nearly over, where next?The implementation of the South Yorkshire devolution deal shows that the wind is once again in the sails of city-region devolution, with over 24 million people in England now set to be covered....
General Election 2019
2020 vision — What does Thursday’s vote mean for May’s Metro Mayor electionsOne joy of a rare winter election is that it is now only four and a half months until the next chance for people to vote: May 2020 will see nearly 17 million people in England choosing city-region...