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Exclusive: Centre for Cities analysis shows more new towns would have to be built than ever before to dent 1.5m target

Britons have lost the equivalent 15 weeks of wages based on comparisons with pre-2010 growth trend.

In the 1980s Thatcher helped attract the likes of Nissan to the region, but it could not revitalise the city itself. Now a new industrial strategy, backed by the local council, is aiming for more sustainable results

Capital’s population ‘almost certainly’ above pre-pandemic peak of 10.1m people

Study estimates that if Liverpool were more like Leipzig there would 33,000 fewer workers commuting by car or taxi

The proportion of residents of Manchester and Birmingham who commute by public transport was found to be 16% and 18% respectively.

Does the campaign for Mayor of London feel... small? This is not a dig at Sadiq Khan's height, but rather a comment on the limited powers granted to the winner. Yes, today's newsletter is on devolution, but if I'd put that in the subject line, you might not have clicked.

Centre for Cities claims that the economy is being held back in part because hundreds of thousands of workers struggle to commute between the city…

New research published today by economic think tank says urban areas should be a key focus of government efforts to help Midlands reach its potential

If you find the world a bit depressing these days, then for goodness’ sake don’t read the (excellent) new report by the Centre For Cities about London’s economic malaise. I’ve just pored over it, and I’m now about as happy as one of Dominic Raab’s secretaries.

London is the engine of the UK economy. But according to a new report, all is not well. The Centre for Cities think tank finds that the capital’s productivity growth has plummeted in comparison with international rivals, and that this has cost the national economy tens of billions of pounds…