General Election 2019
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General Election 2019
How can the next government boost productivity and prosperity across the country?Two big domestic issues that the next government will be pressed to address are the UK economy’s poor productivity performance and the north-south divide. Paul Swinney argues that these challenges are one of the same.
Hidden unemployment in UK cities
Join us for the launch of new analysis with the OECD of recent trends in economic inactivity
Where are the missing workers?
While unemployment rates are at a record low, many people remain excluded from the labour market. New research tries to count them across UK cities.
Spending Review 2019: Tackling the UK’s productivity problem
Centre for Cities' Chief Executive Andrew Carter outlines what the Government needs to know before it can boost productivity.
Three things that Andrea Leadsom should know to address the UK’s productivity problem
Addressing the underperformance of big cities and city centres should be at the top of Andrea Leadsom’s priorities to deal with the UK’s lagging productivity.
Has the myth of London’s productivity really been debunked?
A new academic paper claims that cities make businesses no more productive than other parts of the country. But is it all that is seems?
Do universities create local economic growth?
It’s frequently assumed that universities are good for city economic growth, but the reality is less clear-cut.
R-AMP it Up! What does Sheffield City Region’s Advanced Manufacturing Park tell us about cities and the Industrial Strategy?
Encouraging innovation should be central to the Government’s Industrial Strategy. But who should foot the bill for interventions in innovation? This is a question highlighted in our recent work on the Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Park.
What the West Midlands’ local industrial strategy means for other places
Many areas will no doubt look to the West Midlands’ newly published local industrial strategy as a template, but they must identify what the barriers to high productivity businesses are in their own areas if they are to be useful