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Valentine Quinio

While the decision to extend London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) may be politically difficult, it is both timely and necessary.

Paul Swinney

Scotland is largely missing from discussions on levelling up. But levelling up the economy will require policy to pull up Glasgow.

Kathrin Enenkel

Why levelling up towns must mean increasing investment in skills, housing stock and the attractiveness of a place – in conjunction with improving the performance of cities.

Paul Swinney

As part of levelling up, the Government should create a City Centre Productivity Fund. This is how it would work.

Guilherme Rodrigues

Guilherme Rodrigues analyses the latest claimant count and job postings data and warns that some cities look particularly vulnerable as we approach the end of the furlough scheme.

Valentine Quinio

Analyst Valentine Quinio explores the latest high street spend and footfall data to establish what impact England’s ‘Freedom Day’ had on consumer behaviour, and what this means for high street recovery.

Paul Swinney

It is well known that British cities do not get more productive as they get bigger. But a very different picture emerges when looking at city centres with implications for levelling up.

Guilherme Rodrigues

Data from this month's update shows a recovery in all cities and large towns, however, significant challenges remain for places.