Investing in Growth Cities: Cities of the Greater South East contribute 27 percent to UK private sector jobs growth
Date: 12/12/2011
Preston is the key to growth in Lancashire
Date: 12/12/2011
Strength from Within: Supporting economic growth in Preston, shows that Preston plays a key role in the performance of the wider Lancashire economy.
The Centre for Cities welcomes Nick Clegg's commitment to "Unlocking Growth in Cities"
Date: 08/12/2011
"Today marks an important point in the process of empowering English cities"
Half of all young people in cities are not getting the grades in Maths and English GCSE to get them a job
Date: 24/11/2011
As youth unemployment reaches a record high, Centre for Cities has published research showing many young people are leaving school without the basic literacy and numeracy qualifications that employers require.
Government needs to get moving on TIF
Date: 07/11/2011
Government needs to bring forward ‘defined area’ TIF as soon as possible, to give cities the opportunity to invest in the infrastructure needed to kick-start economic growth.
One year on and local enterprise partnerships show limited progress
Date: 28/10/2011
On the anniversary of the announcement of the first 24 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), a report by Centre for Cities shows that many of the original LEPs have made limited progress.
Changes to local government financing must be bold to encourage Londoners to say "YES" to development
Date: 24/10/2011
Centre for Cities and Future of London argue that reforms should be bold and allow councils to retain as much as 60% of future business rates growth to incentivise the development needed for economic growth.
Three quarters of cities saw a decline in private sector jobs, according to analysis of latest jobs data
Date: 30/09/2011
While two out of three cities grew their public sector jobs base.
Latest figures show cuts are beginning to bite
Date: 14/09/2011
The latest review of labour market statistics indicates that the public sector job cuts are beginning to bite. And almost 75% of these job losses are in the North and Midlands.
Centre for Cities responds to Government's announcement of 11 Enterprise Zones locations
Date: 17/08/2011
The announcement today of the eleven new Enterprise Zones shows that the Government has taken on board some of the lessons of the 1980s Enterprise Zone experiment.
Centre for Cities welcomes the appointment of Greg Clark as Minister for Cities and outlines some clear immediate priorities
Date: 19/07/2011
The Centre for Cities strongly welcomes the Government’s announcement of Greg Clark as Minister for Cities and the setting up of a Ministerial Group to consider how to support cities.
Centre for Cities welcomes the announcement on local government finance
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Date: 18/07/2011
“We welcome the Minister’s commitment to enabling cities to retain a portion of the growth in future business rates. The government needs to be bold with the next steps of this policy shake up."
Business rates reform must give cities reasons to prioritise development
Date: 13/07/2011
Allowing councils to retain a portion of future tax made on business property will give cities an incentive to say 'yes' to the development needed to drive economic growth for the first time in 20 years.
Jobs for lower skilled workers are moving out of city centres - new report from Centre for Cities
Date: 06/07/2011
New report highlights how the geography of our jobs is changing - over 60% of all English city centres saw a fall in regional share of low skilled jobs.
Give mayors power to make tough decisions for growth
Date: 14/06/2011
Local authority mayors should be given more powers to make the difficult decisions which can support growth. Our report urges the government to devolve more powers to mayors through the localism bill and also give cities the freedom to bid for metro mayors with additional powers.
Sink or swim?
Date: 19/05/2011
The six levers which could give local enterprise partnerships the tools they need to deliver local economic growth.
Cities should plan for a drop in consumer spending as tuition fees rise
Date: 05/05/2011
Student spending accounts for up to 10% of total economic activity in some cities - so what will increased tuition fees mean for city economies?
The key challenge for the Regional Growth Fund will be ensuring that new jobs really are additional & sustainable
Date: 12/04/2011
Due diligence will be important and contracts will need to be rigorously drawn up and enforced, particularly the planned penalties for winners if jobs do not last.
Budget 2011: Statement from Centre for Cities on the announcement of new Enterprise Zones
Date: 23/03/2011
Where Enterprise Zones will make a positive difference is in allowing local authorities to borrow to finance important investments for their economy, like new transport infrastructure - this is a useful way of fast-tracking Tax Increment Financing.
Centre for Cities welcomes the Terms of Reference for the LGRR
Date: 17/03/2011
Incentives for encouraging growth will be important in ensuring that cities financially benefit from strengthening their economies. The Review needs to think clearly about the equity versus incentives aspect of local government finance reform but should avoid confusing the two.
Croydon is no longer ‘London’s back office’
Date: 07/03/2011
Retaining and growing Croydon’s existing private sector employers is necessary to maintain the borough’s economic health through a period of public sector shrinkage.
Enterprise Zones will not create the jobs we need
Date: 28/02/2011
It is vital that the Coalition learns the lessons of the 80s. A new approach to area-based growth is required.
Cities Outlook 2011: Annual index reveals UK cities best placed to create jobs and drive economic recovery
Date: 24/01/2011
Cities Outlook 2011 reveals the cities that are bouncing back strongest from the recession, and those that are likely to continue to struggle for some time.
