the Centre for Cities

Build like Croydon to ease London housing crisis with 5,700 new homes a year, Sadiq Khan urged by new report
The Centre for Cities is backing building small blocks of flats on sites of large detached homes
Evening Standard
4 min read
‘A southern economy in the north’: how Warrington has adapted to change
Good transport links and the quietly booming nuclear sector are helping the Cheshire town to thrive
The Guardian - UK
10 min read
Fix capital's homes crisis to stop Londoners' pay being swallowed up by housing costs, new report
Centre for Cities highlights how much many young people in London are having to pay in sky-high rent or to get their foot on the property ladder
Evening Standard
5 min read
The Guardian view on university finances: stop chipping away at a crumbling system
Editorial: Economic and academic activity are bound up together. Charging international students more for less will not fix deep-seated problems
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
The Guardian view on England’s regional divides: still crazy after all these years
Editorial: A new study reveals the extent to which the economy remains one of the most unbalanced in Europe. Labour needs a broader vision to address the problem
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
Average London salary 68% higher than Burnley equivalent, says thinktank
Regional inequality means annual pay in the capital almost £20,000 higher than in the lowest-paid places in UK
The Guardian - UK
4 min read
Radical planning reform needed to hit 1.5m housebuilding target in England, Labour warned
Thinktank urges government to be ‘much more ambitious’ as actions so far are not enough to fulfil manifesto pledge
The Guardian - UK
5 min read
£10,200: How much worse off Britons are after 14 years of Tory rule
Britons have lost the equivalent 15 weeks of wages based on comparisons with pre-2010 growth trend.
Al Jazeera
6 min read
From potholes to planning: key issues in England’s 2 May local elections
While some voters may want to send a message to Westminster, more local concerns will have an influence
The Guardian - UK
7 min read
OPINION - London's population is at record levels and from housing to GPs, we can't go on like this
Is there anyone actually surprised that the population of London is within a squeak of exceeding its pre-pandemic levels, according to the Centre for Cities. That is, just over 10 million. And the reason is down to the simple reality that an awful lot of the people who come to…
Evening Standard
4 min read