
Challenging the misleading political narrative that pits towns against cities, Director of Policy and Research Paul Swinney sets out the role of cities in generating prosperity for surrounding places.
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Challenging the misleading political narrative that pits towns against cities, Director of Policy and Research Paul Swinney sets out the role of cities in generating prosperity for surrounding places.
Andrew is joined by Centre for Cities’ Paul Swinney to explain the benefits to towns and villages of having a thriving city as a neighbour.
The underperformance of many of the UK’s largest cities hurts not only residents in them but the towns and villages around them too.
Join Centre for Cities for the launch of a new briefing exploring the benefits cities bring to their surrounding towns and villages.
Home to many hundreds of thousands of jobs, Leeds plays a central role in Yorkshire's economy. But just how reliant are high streets in the city's surrounding towns on its success?
While it has been frequently claimed that the shift to home working has been a boon for suburban high streets, the data tells a different story
The old Use Class Order created and reinforced divides between cities, the new reforms put cities on a level playing field.
Cities Outlook 2022 welcomed some of the country’s most prominent local leaders to reflect on the recovery of their high streets and city centres through various lenses
How have two years and three lockdowns changed our shopping habits, and what does this mean for the future of our city and town centres?
Our analysis shows that the city centres that were the strongest performers pre-pandemic were hardest hit by Covid-19