Centre for Cities Articles

In the United Kingdom we have a long history of attributing the struggles of cities outside of the south of England to the decline of more traditional industries. Politicians from all parties have sought to reverse these trends, but in seeking to improve city...

The Centre for Cities’ report on the economic health of 64 British cities was published this week, and sparked interest in Gloucester which was ranked lowest for jobs growth. Over the last decade, Gloucester had the highest contraction in jobs with over 8,000 fewer...

Vince Cable reprised his now-familiar Jeremiah act at the end of last year, lamenting that London ‘is sucking the life out of the rest of the country’ as he reiterated his opposition to a third runway at Heathrow airport near his Twickenham constituency. The virtual...

‘She was the best thing going for them’, was how one wonk world insider described the departure of Caroline Macfarland from ResPublica after three years last month. ResPublica’s wonky reputation was established by the original ‘red Tory’ Phillip Blond, one-time...