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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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Budget 2018: putting a plaster on the cuts
The Chancellor’s Budget had something for everyone, but its overriding message for cities was ‘see what 2019 brings’
Budget 2018: time for Hammond to unleash the energy of cities
While National Government is preoccupied with Brexit, the Chancellor should seize the opportunity to help cities prepare for the future
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
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.
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.
City Talks
Three lessons from Italy’s recent elections for the UK and its citiesBoth Italy and the UK are deeply divided – but Italian cities are better placed to respond than their UK counterparts
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