2010
Localism Bill & Financial Settlement: Key issues for cities
Date: 16/12/2010
Author: Kieran Larkin
With the exception of Bristol, the city centres of England's largest cities are set to be hit particularly hard.
Grand Designs? A new approach to the built environment in England's cities
Date: 14/12/2010
Author: Chris Webber, Kieran Larkin, Lena Tochtermann, Olivia Varley-Winter & Zach Wilcox
A new approach to the built environment is needed to help cities to adapt to changing economic circumstances and population levels.
City views
Date: 06/12/2010
Author: Olivia Varley-Winter
Our survey has revealed a huge appetite for devolved financial powers – but cities will need to take a reality check about how many places will be in a position to take up new measures such as TIF.
White Paper on Local Growth: city impact
Date: 01/11/2010
Author: Paul Swinney
The White Paper on Local Growth signals a new approach to local economic growth with a menu of new powers and governance arrangements
Relocalising the business rate
Date: 29/10/2010
It’s good to see national government putting tangible powers on the table with the potential to deliver on the rhetoric around localism.
Tax Increment Financing
Date: 25/10/2010
Author: Chris Webber
Nick Clegg's TIF announcement is great news for cities, but there are outstanding questions that are still to be answered.
Centre for Cities outlines the implications of the Spending Review for cities
Date: 22/10/2010
Author: Kieran Larkin
Shifting Gears: Safeguarding Derby's economic growth
Date: 18/10/2010
Author: Jonathan Seager & Andrew Carter
Over the last decade, Derby’s economy has performed solidly, but how can Derby lock in its economic success, and widen access to the high-value economy?
Comprehensive Spending Review 2010: Submission from Centre for Cities
Date: 08/10/2010
The Centre for Cities' submission focuses on its impact upon economic growth & local economies.
Firm Intentions: Cities, Private Sector Jobs and the Coalition
Date: 17/09/2010
Author: Paul Swinney, Kieran Larkin & Chris Webber
Firm Intentions finds practical policy ideas for how further private sector employment can be supported across England’s cities.
Beyond the Boundaries: Why cross-boundary collaboration matters & what this means for local enterprise partnerships
Date: 07/09/2010
Author: Andrew Carter, Kieran Larkin & Lena Tochtermann
By working together on issues such as housing and transport, local authorities and businesses can achieve better economic outcomes.
City Relationships: Economic Linkages in Northern city regions, Hull and Humber Ports
Date: 03/09/2010
Drawing on our City Relationships work in 2009, we investigated the economic relationships in Hull and Humber.
On Track: Why rail matters
Date: 22/07/2010
The rail network is at the heart of UK connectivity - rail offers an efficient means by which people can access jobs, and business can access new customers and suppliers.
Local Enterprise Partnerships: Centre for Cities’ 6-step plan
Date: 29/06/2010
Author: Kieran Larkin
Centre for Cities' sets out a suggested six-step plan for how the new Government should establish LEPs, in a letter to Mark Prisk.
Reaction to the Emergency Budget
Date: 23/06/2010
Author: Kieran Larkin
The Emergency Budget has set out a tough new package of spending cuts and tax increases. We have identified the major themes relevant to cities.
Private sector cities: A new geography of opportunity
Date: 07/06/2010
Author: Chris Webber & Paul Swinney
In order to unlock the potential of cities and increase private sector growth, the Government will need to adopt a radical new approach to economic development.
Urban Vote 2010: The new urban political landscape
Date: 28/05/2010
Author: Claire Maugham
The economy is the most important issue for urban voters, and support for the political parties is closely linked to how well they have addressed local concerns over economic issues.
The coalition programme: highlights for cities
Date: 20/05/2010
Author: Chris Webber
The new coalition's programme for government was released today. While there is a lot of good news for local authorities in the plans, it's clear that the new government still has a lot of thinking to do.
Urban Vote: who is winning the battle for the cities?
Date: 26/04/2010
Author: Hannah Brown & Claire Maugham
Our analysis of longer term voting intentions in a selection of cities shows that between the 2005 general election and the beginning of the 2010 election campaign, Labour lost ground in many cities and the Conservatives made significant in-roads in cities such as Birmingham.
The party manifestos: what's in it for the cities?
Date: 19/04/2010
Author: Jonathan Seager
The manifestos are out but what do they mean for our cities? One thing is clear; the battle to win over the UK's cities is not yet decided. What might the vote look like across our cities?
FutureStory: Glasgow
Date: 12/04/2010
FutureStory Glasgow forms part of a series of six books made up of a collection of local case studies, with accompanying DVDs, tracing how people and businesses in cities and regions across the country are adapting to the global economy.
Cities Manifesto
Date: 06/04/2010
Our Cities Manifesto sets out our key policy recommendations for the next
Government. We want to know what you think – and what your alternative
ideas might be.
Join the debate at www.citiesmanifesto.org
Charting the course: Growing South Hampshire's economy
Date: 16/03/2010
Author: Lena Tochtermann, Paul Swinney & Hannah Brown
How have the recession and worsening fiscal climate impacted on the growth potential of current and potential key sectors based in South Hampshire? What specific actions can PUSH take to promote GVA growth and increased productivity and employments?
Arrested Development: Are we building houses in the right places?
Date: 15/03/2010
Author: Tom Aldred
The UK's housing problem has become an economic problem. New supply has been weak even where local economies are thriving and house prices rising dramatically. This prevents our most successful cities from expanding, shuts people out from job opportunities and stifles national economic growth.
FutureStory: Manchester
Date: 05/03/2010
FutureStory Manchester forms part of a series of six books made up of a collection of local case studies, with accompanying DVDs, tracing how people and businesses in cities and regions across the country are adapting to the global economy.
FutureStory: Bristol
Date: 25/02/2010
FutureStory Bristol forms part of a series of six books made up of a collection of local case studies, with accompanying DVDs, tracing how people and businesses in cities and regions across the country are adapting to the global economy.
Next steps: a regeneration agenda for the next government
Date: 24/02/2010
The next government will be forced to make tough choices about where and how to spend scarce public sector resources. With a general election imminent, now is the time to set out what the top priorities should be.
UK cities: do they mean business?
Date: 27/01/2010
Author: Paul Swinney
Cities either have the knack of creating new firms or they don't. Those cities that do tend to be in the south east, while those in the north do not.
Cities Outlook 2010
Date: 18/01/2010
Cities Outlook 2010 finds that, as we move out of recession, the UK will face an uneven recovery. Already-robust city economies like Brighton are more likely to grow stronger, leaving others like Doncaster further behind.
Regional Development Agencies: our position
Date: 07/01/2010
Author: Kieran Larkin
The debate around RDAs should be about the effectiveness of the programmes they run and at which spatial scale these programmes work best.
