Hidden unemployment in UK cities
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Is the taxi and private hire industry driving self-employment to cities?
The large growth in self-employment in the taxi and private hire industry has made self-employment an increasingly urban issue. But this raises questions about training in an ever changing jobs market.
In the zone? Have enterprise zones delivered the jobs they promised?
This briefing examines the limited economic benefit that enterprise zones have had five years on from their establishment.
City Talks
City Talks: David Blanchflower on where all the good jobs have goneCurrent low unemployment figures are taken as proof that the labour market is doing well, however, in this episode of City Talks, Professor Blanchflower points out that many workers are in fact under-employed or have given up trying to find a well-paid job
Focusing on the ‘everyday economy’ will not solve the UK’s productivity woes
Focusing on the ‘everyday economy’ will not deliver the productivity boost that the Industrial Strategy hopes to achieve
Beyond the pork barrel: What should the Stronger Towns Fund do?
While arguments rage about how the Stronger Towns Fund came about and the size of it, the more fundamental question is what should it be spent on?
What Honda’s closure means for Swindon and other cities
Honda’s news shows the need for places to prepare for the eventual loss of their largest employers. But many cities do the exact opposite
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?
What does the Government‘s immigration white paper mean for cities?
The long-awaited government white paper on immigration offered some respite for cities which rely on high skilled European workers - but it wasn't all good news, especially for the lower-skilled.
Getting to ‘good work’ everywhere
The Government yesterday unveiled its plan to adapt employment practices to the changing world of work, addressing the needs of new, emerging business models and of those workers on zero-hours...