How some cities are losing out in the brain gain
While the number of degree holders has risen everywhere in recent years, some cities are pulling away
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Cities Outlook 2019
As a decade of austerity comes to end, this year’s edition of Cities Outlook looks at how city spending has changed.
Urban voices
Centre for Cities and Arup were delighted to host a reception for the launch of the inaugural UK City Leaders Survey 2018
Can cities outsmart the robots?
As robots take over the world of work, this report investigates the types of skills that humans will increasingly need to succeed in the future.
Conference round-up: urban ambition vs national impasse
At both party conferences mayors were optimistic about the future, but frustrated at slow progress on the urban agenda at the national level
Talk of the Town
Towns and cities have different roles to play in the economy, and the success of one is often dependent on the other.
London’s Burnham: three reflections on the Mayor of Greater Manchester speech
Greater Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham urged a government occupied by Brexit to give more power over to cities - but cities must be responsive too.
Big questions remain unanswered in Government’s LEP review
The review does not fully address issues around LEP public accountability and spending in non-mayoral areas
The National Planning Policy Framework – a missed opportunity for cities
The Government’s revised planning rulebook focuses too much on rural areas, and not enough on cities
The wrong tail
The 'long tail' of low productivity firms will not be answer to the productivity puzzle, instead the focus should be on the firms that export goods and services locally and beyond.