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City Talks: Politicians on levelling up during the Covid-19 pandemicFour senior politicians on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the levelling up agenda - and why it's more important than ever.
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How are city councils using data and technology to respond to the pandemic?
Covid-19 has encouraged places to look for new sources of knowledge and new tools, but a lack of cohesiveness is limiting what can be done.
What does a ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ mean for people and places across the UK?
The Prime Minister’s adult skills announcements are a welcome step to support people adapt to the changing labour market while helping places ‘level up’ – the next step should be investment in job creation.
Where in the UK is it hardest to find a job?
In the UK, competition for jobs has risen most in places where work was already hardest to find, raising concerns about widening geographic inequality.
Did eating out really help out?
Looking across data on footfall and sales suggests that while eating out did help out, the impact varied significantly across cities.
City Minutes
City Minutes: The impact of Eat Out to Help Out on citiesThe Government launched the Eat Out To Help Out scheme to support the hospitality sector and encourage people to return to restaurants and cafes. More than 64 million meals were sold as part...
How does footfall in city centres react to local lockdowns?
What impact do local lockdowns have on city-centre footfall? We take a look at what happened in Leicester, Manchester and Aberdeen, all of which experienced restrictions over the summer.
How are local centres in Greater Manchester recovering from lockdown?
Tighter Covid-19 restrictions have not yet led to large falls in footfall in Manchester's local centres.
High Street Recovery Tracker August update: what have we learnt from this month’s update?
Overall city centre footfall rose this summer but London still has a lot of catching up to do.
How we’re keen to get back to the pub, but not our desks
People have returned to city centre shops and bars as lockdown has eased. But they haven’t responded to calls to go back to city centre offices.