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Centre for Cities and Arup were delighted to host a reception for the launch of the inaugural UK City Leaders Survey 2018
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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
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 local election results show urban Britain remains divided
Reflections on what last week’s results mean for urban and national politics
The big issues from our Sheffield City Region metro mayor hustings
Overcoming local political disagreements will be crucial in making a success of the mayoral office
Sheffield City Region – Economy Hustings
We hosted a hustings event ahead of the Sheffield City Region Mayor election with the Sheffield City Region Chambers of Commerce
Getting ready for mayors
Brexit, Trump and the New LocalismWith major distractions in national governments both in the US and UK, it is up to cities to deal with real and practical challenges.
Why we should talk more about buses and less about trains
Our national obsession with complaining about train fares means that the importance of buses to cities is overlooked.