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If the UK is to grow we must invest in our cities and give them the freedoms they need
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Home to a third of the UK population

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  • News
    6 November 2024

    The UK Urban Futures Commission

    We teamed up with the RSA to produce a ground-breaking report into the future of UK cities

    The UK Urban Futures Commission
  • Public Sector Reform
    5 November 2024

    We publish major new report on Public Service Reform

    Core Cities UK works with Metro Dynamics and the Centre for Progressive Policy to look at how we create a smarter, more preventative state.

    round table for public service reform
  • Devolution
    3 October 2024

    The Future is Always Local

    Our Chair, Cllr James Lewis, blogs on our forthcoming work around Public Service Reform.

Insights

  • Article
    17 July 2024

    Unlocking UK Cities' Potential

    As the Government launches its legislative programme with economic growth and devolution at its heart, we publish some basic first principles as to…

  • Future of Cities
    10 July 2024

    Letter to the new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

    Our Cabinet writes to the new PM stressing the importance of cities to UK economic growth

  • Devolution
    25 June 2024

    Sir Howard Bernstein - A tribute

    Our former director Chris Murray pays tribute to the man who did so much for Manchester and other big cities.

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