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.
Search
Showing 61–70 of 622 results.
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.
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.
City Minutes
City Minutes: Addressing the UK’s housebuilding crisisSamuel Watling and Anthony Breach join Andrew Carter to unpack the findings of their latest report focusing on the history of UK housing.
To deliver growth, Labour will need to overhaul the planning system
Writing for Left Foot Forward, Anthony Breach says that delivering growth will require Labour to deliver planning reform and a housebuilding boom to finally solve the housing crisis.
The planning system, not Thatcher, is to blame for the housing crisis
Writing for Conservative Home, Anthony Breach notes two key changes the new housing minister can make immediately to leave a positive legacy in planning and housing.
The housebuilding crisis: The UK’s 4 million missing homes
Compared to other European countries, Britain has a backlog of millions of homes that are missing from the housing market. Building these homes is key to solving the nation's housing crisis.
Cities Outlook 2023
Has economic inactivity gone up everywhere in the country since the pandemic hit?The national story of rising inactivity and labour shortages only plays out in a handful of cities and this has important implications for how policy goes about addressing the issue.
Cities Outlook 2023
Levelling up one year on: What should happen now?One year after the publication of the white paper, and three years after a general election, the Government has very little to show on levelling up. This is what should happen now.
Cities Outlook 2023
As well as providing a deep dive into the latest economic data on the UK’s cities and largest towns, this year our flagship publication focuses on the scale and geography of economic inactivity across the country.