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City Talks: Sir John Armitt on the future of UK infrastructureChair of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt on the future of UK infrastructure.
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Everything you need to know about metro mayors
In May 2021, nearly 20 million people in England will be choosing city-region mayors. What are metro mayors and what do they do?
Are Benefit Cost Ratios biased against the North?
Our recent research, along with findings from What Works Growth, found that Benefit Cost Ratios are not biased towards London and the South.
City Horizons with Andy Haldane
Join us for this City Horizons event with the Chair of the Industrial Strategy Council
October update: what do the latest unemployment claim figures mean for the largest cities and towns?
Unemployment claims continue to rise, but at a slower pace, suggesting the gradual phase out of the job retention scheme has not translated into unemployment. At least not yet.
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City Talks: Politicians on levelling up during the Covid-19 pandemicFour senior politicians on how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the levelling up agenda - and why it's more important than ever.
Now is the time to speed up devolution in Yorkshire
While Central Government is having to deal with the effects of the pandemic, now is exactly the right time to be devolving responsibility and resources to cities and towns across the country, argues Andrew Carter.
Why economic policy driven by ‘fairness’ would make existing geographic inequalities worse
Arguing for more balance in how money is allocated across the country does nothing to tackle the varied challenges different places face in improving their economies.
No, the Green Book isn’t inherently biased towards London and the South
While the Treasury’s method of appraisal has been the focus of much recent ire, it is the lack of clear strategy from successive governments that should be the focus of the North’s frustrations.
What does a ‘lifetime skills guarantee’ mean for people and places across the UK?
The Prime Minister’s adult skills announcements are a welcome step to support people adapt to the changing labour market while helping places ‘level up’ – the next step should be investment in job creation.