The North-South cost of living divide continues
The unexpected rise in inflation squeezes northern towns and cities hardest.
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Cities Outlook 2023
Has economic inactivity gone up everywhere in the country since the pandemic hit?The national story of rising inactivity and labour shortages only plays out in a handful of cities and this has important implications for how policy goes about addressing the issue.
Cities Outlook 2023
How is sickness-related economic inactivity playing out across the country?Cities in the North have higher shares of inactivity due to poor health, as shown in Cities Outlook 2023.
Levelling Up: Will it survive the new Government?
Part three of our levelling up event series, this time focussing on what's next for levelling up under Prime Minister Truss.
Cities in the North are still hit harder by the cost of living crisis
The geography of the cost of living crisis persists, with cities and large towns in the North most impacted by soaring costs.
Out of pocket: the places at the sharp end of the UK’s cost of living crisis
This online event launched Centre for Cities' new report into the cost of crisis.
Out of pocket: the places at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis
This report sets out what the cost of living crisis is, what is driving it, and how the squeeze on disposable incomes is likely to be felt across the UK’s cities and largest towns.
City Minutes
City Minutes: How the cost of living crisis is playing out across the UKAndrew Carter is joined by Valentine Quinio and Guilherme Rodrigues to unpack the findings of their latest report looking at the UK’s cost of living crisis.
How the cost of living crisis is impacting some cities more than others
There is a clear North-South divide in the current cost of living crisis. This is partially explained by lower income levels outside the South of England but there are also local factors driving this.
What do the first Census 2021 results say about the state of urban Britain?
Centre for Cities explore five key points from the Census 2021 data published this week.