Independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to understanding and improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns.| Centre for Cities
The Government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is the latest staging post in England's gradual move to having more power held at the| Centre for Cities
See our research and analysis on the changing world of work in the UK and how this plays out differently in cities and large towns across the country.| 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
The UK doesn’t just have a national housing crisis, but there is a housing crisis in our most unaffordable cities. How can homes be built where they are needed?| 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
With 2024 a likely election year, this year's Cities Outlook looks back at how cities have fared since 2010 and where the economy would be today had pre-2010 trends continued.| Centre for Cities
