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@andrewcities.bsky.social
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Chief Executive at Centre for Cities. www.centreforcities.org. Views my own.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🎙️City Talks with Laura Shoaf CBE @andrewcities.bsky.social sat down with Laura to discuss her career at West Midlands Combined Authority and Transport for West Midlands, the trajectory of devolution and what still needs to be done 👇 buff.ly/ZQLgFFS
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City Talks: Laura Shoaf
Andrew Carter, Chief Executive, is joined by Laura Shoaf, former Chief Executive of West Midlands Combined Authority, former Managing Director of Transport for West Midlands, and currently a…
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Upjohn Institute @upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Many places are turning to Promise programs to boost college-going, but how can they design tuition-free college programs that work? The Columbus Promise offers an example of how to expand college access without breaking the bank, as Bridget Timmeney and @mmilleradams.bsky.social explain:
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Nine takeaways for the tuition-free college movement from the Columbus Promise
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The City of London is a prime site for struggles between high rise new development and heritage protection. The "pro-growth" side has just had a big win, but the battles will continue, as @charleswright57.bsky.social reports: www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig.... #london #planning
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City Corporation wins heritage argument, but more battles loom
Although the government came down on the side of the Guildhall over tall buildings, it doesn't mean new development will now be easy
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This was excellent. Laura is both a super knowledgeable professional and a lovely person. A great combination.
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.kcl.ac.uk/sfg/assets/g...
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Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Small business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Big companies are the engines of economic growth. The more an economy is dominated by small businesses, the more likely it is to be a weak one.
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 04/10/2026
What’s the evidence on rent control? I charted the findings from 112 studies: Great for rent-controlled tenants ✅ But: Pushes up rents for other people ❌ Pushes down new housing construction ❌ Pushes down building quality ❌
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ministers explore how to stop regional leaders misusing planned new spending powers
Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to them
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New post: Burnham has shown this week that he is doing the job of PM in a way Starmer could not. But a sense of purpose only goes so far. What does the radical rhetoric really mean? What are the next steps? (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/a-journey-...
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A journey without a map
Burnham has given Labour a sense of purpose, but what does it really mean?
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The Mill @manchestermill.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is ‘Liverpoolism’ what we have been actually talking about all along? Forget Manchester, Liverpool runs the Labour Party now manchestermill.co.uk/forget-manch...
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Forget Manchester, Liverpool runs the Labour Party now
Scousers are at the wheel, and driving for Mancunian devolution
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New blog from me: devolving the Warm Homes Plan is good, but not the Boiler Upgrade Scheme! Energy Sec Miatta Fahnbulleh has announced that the £15bn Warm Homes Plan will be devolved. We think this is good - mayors are well placed to upgrade homes. BUT! www.nesta.org.uk/blog/devolvi...
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Devolving the Warm Homes Plan to local government makes sense - but the Boiler Upgrade Scheme should stay
Three implications of devolving the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
substack.com/@institutefo... Nice substack from @jackworlidge.bsky.social on why officials should go to Conference. At the least, it may enhance their understanding of what has gone wrong int he world ...
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.ft.com/content/78ec...
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Post-Covid economic inactivity was much lower than thought, ONS says
Findings come days after agency said UK productivity grew twice as fast as estimated after global financial crisis
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Jules Birch @julesbirch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still not sure what this means. Good to force housing associations to step up on housing homeless people but taking ‘public control’ too far runs the risk of their debt being reclassified as public under current rules www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England
Conference speech to announce housing associations cannot reject homeless families without good reason as councils gain new powers
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Mark Byrne @markobroin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Busy morning at #LPC with @andrewcities.bsky.social in the Chair. Loads still to come today and tomorrow 🌹 www.canva.com/design/DAHQB...
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you want to hear Mike Emmerich talking both about his forthcoming book on Howard Bernstein and on the need to (re) build capacity in local government then there’s an excellent interview by @andrewcities.bsky.social here youtu.be/rP3DT04mlmk?...
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City Talks: Mike Emmerich
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Maurice Lange @mauricelange.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
For those that missed it yesterday, we've got a new report out on Council Housebuilding and how to get more of it 25 pages too much? Here's 600 words instead: www.centreforcities.org/blog/how-to-...
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How to rewire council housebuilding - Centre for Cities
Centre for Cities headline recommendations for how the Prime Minister can achieve his goal of increasing council housebuilding.
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 24/09/2026
Devolution is back in fashion, and @andrewcities.bsky.social broke down the problem with excessive centralisation in our recent podcast ⤵️ Subscribe to High Resolution now to get future episodes direct to your feed 👉 buff.ly/uWYCMXp
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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What Burnham means for business
His core message of devolving power from London appeals to corporate leaders. But his government has limited fiscal room to manoeuvre
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Who is advising the PM? Basically everyone. Might be quicker to do a round-up of the people NOT advising him 😉 www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain
The long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 23/09/2026
Is there a tension between delivery and devolution? We discussed the new PM's competing priorities with@anandmenon.bsky.social on the most recent episode of High Resolution ⤵️ buff.ly/GrmapUw
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mike Emmerich, former Chief Executive of New Economy Manchester, sat down with @andrewcities.bsky.social to look back at the founding ideas of Manchesterism and look ahead to what it can still teach us about future devolution🎙️👇 buff.ly/HzRsDmX
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 23/09/2026
Devolution is back in fashion, and @andrewcities.bsky.social broke down the problem with excessive centralisation in our recent podcast ⤵️ Subscribe to High Resolution now to get future episodes direct to your feed 👉 buff.ly/uWYCMXp
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Few features of modern work are as widely criticised as meetings. Using data from over 9,000 workers in Norway, this column examines how meetings are organised and their effects on firm outcomes. The average worker in our survey spends 4.7 hours per week in meetings, with managers and professionals spending substantially more time in them than other workers. Meetings are substantially more common at firms with higher wage premia and higher revenue, while workers who spend more time in meetings experience faster wage growth, suggesting that meetings provide opportunities to exchange information and knowledge that may benefit not only the firm, but also the workers who participate in them.
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mike is hugely worth listening to. Insights based on experience and a sharp way of expressing them.
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Mark Byrne @markobroin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Also at @libdems.org.uk we have @timleunig.bsky.social, Cllr Roger Harmer, Louise Sunderland (Mace), @andrewcities.bsky.social and Cllr Steve Pitt - on Building Better Places 🏗️ The Hilton - 1.45pm
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Mark Byrne @markobroin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Going to @libdems.org.uk conference? Join us for a conversation about trains, trams, buses - and the economy. @ollyglover.bsky.social is in the chair, for a panel including @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social, @andrewcities.bsky.social and Alex Williams from TFL. Tomorrow, Grand Hotel at 9.15
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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The Guardian view on youth unemployment: too few jobs in too many places | Editorial
Editorial: Young people in Britain’s poorer towns have far fewer opportunities. Changing this will require targeted support – and industrial strategy
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Tim Leunig @timleunig.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I have written about why Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should think very carefully before they declare that "Westminster is over"... observer.co.uk/news/busines...
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Independence from Westminster will come with a hefty pric...
The tax paid by Londoners funds public services in the rest of the UK, making calls for a split with the capital financially illiterate
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Thomas Aubrey @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
No 10 leak to @samcoatessky.bsky.social shows a definite shift in the policy framework towards self-funding public corporation debt. This will drive growth & improve the public finances. @guardianheather.bsky.social @andrewcities.bsky.social @katemb.bsky.social @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social
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Andy Westwood @andywestwood.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Been in Blackburn this week with Skills England and went to see Launchpad (partnership between Blackburn College, Newground Together & B&D Council) aimed at supporting NEETs back into education and jobs). Really impressive and could/should be replicated elsewhere. blackburn.ac.uk/launchpad
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Launchpad
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Adding up: How to deliver fiscal devolution - Centre for Cities
This briefing shows how the Government can design fiscal devolution for growth and fairness.
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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English regions should be funded by local taxes, not grants, think tank says
England's mayors should be funded from taxes raised in their own regions rather than government grants, with safeguards so poorer areas do not lose out, ​a think tank said on Wednesday as ministers re...
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Fiscal devolution is a key piece of the economic puzzle but must fit in the right place
Fiscal devolution is a significant piece of the jigsaw puzzle if the shift in power to communities is going to be successful.
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Adding up: How to deliver fiscal devolution - Centre for Cities
This briefing shows how the Government can design fiscal devolution for growth and fairness.
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Tim Bartik @timbartik.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My report (w/ 2 @upjohninstitute.bsky.social colleagues) on the benefits & costs of adding training to business tax incentives, in the City of Chattanooga, is being released today: research.upjohn.org/up_technical... Bottom-line: adding training has benefit-cost ratio of over 25 to 1.
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Benefits and Costs for Chattanooga Residents of Incorporating Training into Economic Development Strategies
This report evaluates the benefit-cost tradeoffs of adding a workforce training component to Chattanooga's economic development incentive packages, using the Bartik Benefit-Cost Model of Business Ince...
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
💥 NEW REPORT 💥 📖 The latest edition of our Policy Landscape 2026 with @resolutionfoundation.org is now available It's is an invaluable one-stop shop explaining the major policy challenges the confronting the UK and the difficult choices that lie ahead 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/reports/poli...
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Policy landscape 2026 - UK in a changing Europe
As Parliament returns from recess, there is no shortage of policy challenges confronting Andy Burnham’s new government. To spell out the difficult choices that lie ahead, Resolution Foundation and UK ...
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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Join Lord Jim O’Neill, economist, former Treasury Minister and former Chair of the Cities Growth Commission, in conversation with @andrewcities.bsky.social, for a discussion on the Government’s emerging devolution agenda and what it could mean for economic growth across the country👇 buff.ly/3VcVKNA
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
New post: Young people are increasingly unhappy. It's a real phenomenon + nothing to do with "snowflakes". There are lots of standard culprits - social media, school, economy - but none can explain the long-term trend. So what is going on? (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-agency...
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The Agency Gap
Why are young people increasingly unhappy?
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.thetimes.com/business/eco...
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Levelling up must happen, but don’t take London for granted
The capital’s productivity has been faltering for some time, and this could be a slow-burn disaster for the whole country
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Yep. A complaint i hear from visitor industry is that they feel ignored/under appreciated compared to other industries, creative, life sciences, etc. OVL will help address this
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I wouldn’t automatically assume that any extra costs (if there are any) will be immediately passed on to the visitor
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Evidence from other (non-British) cities suggests the effect on visitors numbers is close to zero - www.centreforcities.org/wp-content/u...
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
They are
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Tourist taxes: The acceptable face of fiscal devolution? - Centre for Cities
City regions want powers to raise levies on overnight stays. This should reflect less on their visitor economies, and more on the growth-incentivising principles of fiscal devolution.
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We’ve done lots on this - why it’s important and how it will work www.centreforcities.org/publication/...
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How should a tourist tax work for England’s mayors? - Centre for Cities
This briefing argues that a Scottish-style tourist tax would be more appropriate for England than a Welsh-style tourist tax
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Mayors to be given the power to introduce an Overnight Levy (aka tourist tax) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tourist tax plans for England set to be outlined
The government is expected to outline how local leaders will be able to impose levies on overnight stays.
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Raises super relevant questions for local and national policy makers around how and where growth happens and where the benefits are expereinced
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Interestingly, many of the employment effects resulting from the innovation activities taking place on the Park were being felt in other parts of the country (e.g. Broughton - North Wales).
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Andrew Carter @andrewcities.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good piece from David. @centreforcities.bsky.social looked at the AMRC in some detail a few years ago - www.centreforcities.org/publication/....
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Parks and innovation - Centre for Cities
How can policymakers foster business innovation within local and national industrial strategy? This report sets out lessons from Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Park, which is helping to transform ...
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