How to get people back to work in the post-Covid economy
Interventions to get unemployed people back to work must be timely, tailored and localised.
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Will COVID-19 trigger a working from home revolution?
Twenty years ago the economist Frances Cairncross predicted that communications technologies would lead to the spreading of jobs away from cities. In the decades since precisely the opposite has happened. But is Covid-19 about to change all that?
City Talks
City Talks: Face-to-face interaction and why cities still matter in the information ageMany expect the Coronavirus pandemic to bring about a working from home revolution. In this podcast Jonathan Reades and Martin Crookston join Andrew Carter to discuss face-to-face interaction and why cities still matter in the information age.
Unemployment and the pandemic – an emerging picture
The latest unemployment data and claimant counts across the country
City Minutes
City Minutes: Household debt and problem debt in British citiesKanishka Narayan, Associate at Centre for Cities, joins Andrew Carter to discuss his latest research into problem debt in UK cities.
The future of urban transport
Join us for analysis and discussion of the impact of the pandemic and lockdown on urban transport
Which cities are best equipped for socially distant working?
Social distancing in the workplace will be easier in northern cities, where workers have more space than those in the south.
Where has seen the biggest increase in unemployment since lockdown began?
Unemployment claimant counts are up everywhere in the country, with cities and large towns with weaker economies in the North and Midlands most affected.
Where are the workers that can work outside the home?
Sunday’s announcement from the Prime Minister encouraging workers who cannot work from home to go back to work will be felt most in the North and Midlands.
Is cycling the answer to beating post-lockdown traffic congestion?
The Government has urged more people to cycle and walk, rather than drive, in response to the limits on public transport capacity that COVID-19 imposes. This would require a dramatic change in behaviour.