Cities Outlook 2023
Why struggling cities still lead their regionsWhile many cities perform poorly against the national average, they still play an important role in their regions despite this underperformance.
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Which parts of the UK make the greatest contribution to the national economy?
Very few parts of the country account for large shares of its economic output.
Has Blyth really been forgotten by levelling up?
A common sentiment in struggling towns is that they’ve been overlooked by government in favour of places further south, but this isn’t the source of their problems.
Can free public transport support the high street?
City centre footfall rose in Swansea while the city council implemented its free bus policy, but there wasn’t much change in city centre spending.
Can the UK have a globally competitive city in every region by 2030?
The Levelling Up White Paper aims to have a globally competitive city in “every area” by 2030. International comparisons suggest that this is a very ambitious target.
Has Covid-19 masked widening educational inequalities across UK cities?
Short-term, place-sensitive responses will be essential to closing the Covid-induced geographic rift in learning and preventing disparities in attainment from widening.
Systems Reform – The Core of the Levelling Up White Paper
What the Levelling Up White Paper means for devolution and the future of local government in England.
Does the White Paper’s technical annex make its missions clearer?
The indicators and datasets in the white paper show the challenges of tracking levelling up in near real time, but it is ambiguous about the how to measure the progress across different places
Cambridge and Mansfield: a tale of two high streets
Not all high streets have been evenly affected by Covid-19, Cambridge and Mansfield serve as telling examples.
How is Covid-19 impacting online shopping, and what does this mean for the future of the high street?
How have two years and three lockdowns changed our shopping habits, and what does this mean for the future of our city and town centres?