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.
The 12 Urban Myths of Christmas
Myth #9: A close relationship with a city is bad for a town’s economyAre towns hampered by the success of nearby cities - or could towns actually benefit from being located near a city?
The myth of the dormitory town
Places assumed to have weak local economies, hollowed-out by a workforce commuting elsewhere, may instead be thriving
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.
How towns win from the great urban exodus
Young people flock to cities for university – but an even larger number of high-skilled people go the other way
Casting towns as bastions of Brexit ignores the reasons for the referendum result – and how to address them
The Brexit vote highlighted the need to help both struggling towns AND cities, not create a divide between them
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.
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.
Six ideas for more effective Local Industrial Strategies
The key issues local leaders should consider while developing Local Industrial Strategies.