To what extent does charitable giving in the UK support tackling regional inequalities? To answer this question, this report sets out the geography of charitable giving in the UK, how it relates to local economic performance, and investigates whether the geography of giving meets the geography of need.| Centre for Cities
Andrew Carter speaks to Rob Johnson about the struggle to target charitable donations at the places that need them| Centre for Cities
Nowhere is feeling the economic & social impact of Coronavirus more than UK’s cities & largest towns. The impact will be bigger in some places than others.| Centre for Cities
A jobs boom alongside a productivity squeeze has led to changes in the level and type of UK urban poverty.| Centre for Cities
Identifying both the causes and potential remedies for record increases in child poverty requires looking at the sub-national level.| Centre for Cities
The concentration of charities focused on local need in UK cities is limited both by the level and distribution of local incomes.| Centre for Cities
The geography of giving in the UK suggests local giving does not meet need in deprived areas, and more donations could be unlocked in affluent places. Tackling these issues will be a step towards levelling up.| Centre for Cities
Aberdeen is one of only two UK cities with fewer jobs in 2023 than in 2010 due to the city's over-reliance on North Sea oil and natural gas.| Centre for Cities
Productivity is a measure of how much an economy gets out for the inputs that are put into it, and improvements in it are what determines increases in standards of living. This is why the UK’s poor productivity performance, both in terms of levels and growth, is so concerning – this underperformance hits people in the pocket.| Centre for Cities
Levelling up should improve standards of living across the country and help every place to reach its productivity potential, with a focus on improving the performance of the UK’s biggest cities as a means to address regional inequalities. Levelling up should improve standards of living across the country and help every place to reach its productivity potential, with a focus on improving the performance of the UK’s biggest cities as a means to address regional inequalities.| Centre for Cities
As a result of Covid-19, urban life has dramatically changed. What does the future hold for cities and the people living and working in them?| Centre for Cities
Households across the UK are feeling the squeeze of cost of living. How is the crisis playing out across the UK's cities and largest towns?| Centre for Cities
The UK economy has flatlined, and all parts of the country are suffering. This won’t change unless productivity growth improves.| Centre for Cities