Blast from the Past: Accession to Recession
The arguments over immigration and migrant workers have dominated headlines recently.
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City slickers: Where do people want to live in Leeds and Manchester?
Manchester and Leeds have shown similar growth rates in the last ten years, but in different patterns.
Is immigration really the problem?
Greater diversity in cities has an important impact on their long-term economic success.
Accession to Recession: A8 migration in Bristol & Hull
The global downturn is leading us to a very different labour market dynamic. Previously hard to fill vacancies are becoming less hard to fill, and the increase in JSA claimants could lead to more direct interaction between A8 migrants and the newly unemployed. The economic impacts will, however, play out very differently in each city.
UK Cities in the Global Economy
As the UK faces the prospect of a recession, a new report from the Centre for Cities calls on the Government to double its efforts to help UK cities adjust to globalisation.
London’s Links: Who Benefits From London’s Success?
There is no doubt that London plays an important role in the UK economy, and has been a key driver of economic growth. But how much of London’s recent economic growth spills out to other parts of the UK?
The Wrong Stuff
This paper concludes that the creative class model is a poor predictor of UK city performance. There is other, stronger evidence that diversity and creativity are linked to economic growth in cities, not least through rebranding and boosting tourism. Decisionmakers should focus on the basics: creativity is the icing, not the cake.