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Devolution Levelling up Productivity Towns

Talk of the Town

Paul Swinney, Rebecca McDonald and Lahari Ramuni

Towns and cities have different roles to play in the economy, and the success of one is often dependent on the other.

Productivity

To improve digital connections, cities should invest in people – not full fibre

Simon Jeffrey

Cities need to address the skills gaps which prevent many people making the most of existing connections

Productivity

Five reflections on the UK’s productivity problem, and how to tackle it

Lucy Hill

The key themes from our recent City Talks podcast on productivity, place and poverty

Productivity

To make the most of digital connections, cities must first make better use of data

Lahari Ramuni

Opening up data is dramatically improving public services – signing the Local Digital Declaration should be the first step for cities yet to do so

Brexit Productivity

London Links

Anthony Breach and Gabriele Piazza

While financial services tend to be centred in London, the industry plays a big role in cities across the country, and any deal for the sector after Brexit must recognise this.

Local Industrial Strategies Productivity

How realistic is Labour’s call for a manufacturing renaissance?

Paul Swinney

A greater focus on manufacturing will not bring greater prosperity to people living in struggling cities

Productivity

Delivering change – how cities can make the most of digital connections

Simon Jeffrey and Lahari Ramuni

The steps leaders can take to ensure places benefit from the social and economic opportunities offered by digital connectivity

Productivity

Why tackling the ‘long tail’ won’t boost UK productivity

Paul Swinney

Paul Swinney addresses some of the responses to our analysis of the productivity ‘long tail’

Local Industrial Strategies Productivity

Local industrial strategies don’t need to be distinctive to deliver

Naomi Clayton

Distinctiveness should be the by-product of a successful strategy — not the overarching goal

Productivity

Does increasing productivity destroy jobs?

Paul Swinney

Some sectors have seen job decreases as they’ve become more productive – but have also helped boost jobs in other sectors

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