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City Minutes: How to level up… skillsSenior Analyst Elena Magrini on what the Government needs to do in skills policy to level up the UK.
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No, big cities haven’t grown at the expense of towns
The idea that recent growth of cities has come at the expense of towns has become a mantra. The problem is, it isn’t true.
City Talks
City Talks: Professor Will Jennings on “The Politics of Levelling Up”Will Jennings, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Southampton and co-founder of Centre for Towns, unpacks the findings of his recent co-authored article “The Politics of Levelling Up”.
Are we there yet? Response to the white paper on rail reforms
The Williams-Shapps plan for rail is a step in the right direction but stops short of where it needs to go by keeping power in the centre, away from local government.
Why levelling up requires planning reform
Planning reform and levelling up sit at the forefront of the Government’s policy agenda with goals of solving the housing crisis and regional inequality. As Anthony Breach explains, although treated as separate initiatives, they are in fact intertwined.
Devolution and governance structures in the UK: lessons from evidence
The launch of the Industrial Strategy Council's final report, in partnership with WM-REDI
Three Policy Priorities for Ben Houchen
Re-elected Metro Mayor of Tees Valley Ben Houchen must aim for long-term economic growth to improve standards of living for residents in the city-region.
What are the next steps for the UK’s city regions?
Andrew Carter explores what the eight newly elected metro mayors should focus on.
The metro mayors can buck the trends of English politics – but plans to abolish their electoral system will make this harder
Senior Analyst Anthony Breach provides in-depth analysis on the results of the 2021 metro mayoral elections, warning that a voting system change to first past the post would be detrimental to the devolution agenda.
Three Policy Priorities for Nik Johnson
As the first Labour Mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Nik Johnson should focus on reducing inequalities in the combined authority ensuring everyone can benefit from the growth in the area.