News & Insights | Core Cities

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City

Inclusive Growth

19 May 2023

Making Manchester Fairer

A major initiative that aims to tackle the scourge of inequality in Manchester.
International

24 April 2023

Urban 7 Grows in Global Influence with Climate Round Table

Urban 7 (U7), a global network of cities that Core Cities UK helped to found in 2021, continues to gain traction with national leaders
Future of Cities

23 March 2023

Urban groups unite to make joint offer to Government

Core Cities UK joins other urban groups in letter to Michael Gove MP as we gather for second Urban Summit
International

7 March 2023

U7 Group Highlights Role of Cities As Custodians of Peace and Democracy

U7, the group of urban networks from across the world, founded by Core Cities UK, meets for the third time.
Future of Cities

2 February 2023

Commissioners Announced for UK Urban Futures Commission

Leading experts appointed to look at the future of UK cities
Finance

15 November 2022

A Letter to the Chancellor ahead of Autumn Budget
Insight

13 November 2022

Cllr Tony Dyer, Leader of Bristol City Council

Cllr Dyer was born and raised in Bristol and joined the Green Party in 2008.
Insight

13 November 2022

Cllr Karen Kilgour, Leader of Newcastle City Council

Cllr Karen Kilgour was first elected to the council to represent the former Fenham ward in 2014.
Insight

12 November 2022

Cllr Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council

Susan Aitken became Leader of Glasgow City Council when the SNP became the largest party on the Council and formed a minority administration in May…
Insight

12 November 2022

Cllr Huw Thomas, Leader of Cardiff Council

Councillor Huw Thomas is the Leader of Cardiff Council and is the youngest Council Leader in Wales.
International

31 October 2022

Our message for World Cities Day

On October 31st 2022, we celebrate UN World Cities Day
Future of Cities

30 September 2022

Core Cities UK announces new director

Stephen Jones is the new director of Core Cities UK
Future of Cities

8 September 2022

Our letter to the new Prime Minister

We've written to the new Prime Minister with an offer to work together so our cities can reach their full potential
Insight

13 July 2022

Cllr Nick Kemp, Leader of Newcastle City Council
Future of Cities

8 July 2022

Major new commission into Urban Britain launched

We team up with colleagues at RSA to launch a commission into the future of Urban UK
International

30 June 2022

We welcome G7 statement on the role of cities and climate

Our Chair, Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees welcomes moves by G7 nations to recognise the role of cities in fighting climate change
Climate Investment

8 June 2022

How is your city tackling the climate crisis?

If we can unlock the full potential of our cities, we can minimize the price the planet pays for hosting us in our growing numbers
Future of Cities

13 April 2022

Levelling Up Cannot Happen Without Successful Cities

Our full response to the Levelling Up White Paper
International

8 April 2022

Core Cities UK joins global mayors in call for peace in Ukraine

We condemn the violence and aggression against the people of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and our cities will welcome refugees from this…
Future of Cities

25 March 2022

A farewell from our Chair, Cllr Nick Forbes

Our outgoing chair Cllr Nick Forbes blogs about Core Cities UK's achievements during his time at the helm. Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, will now…
Climate Investment

2 March 2022

Closer to home: Governing the pivot from national net zero ambition to local delivery

In a guest blog Simon Skillings, Vilislava Ivanova and Colm Britchfield of independent climate change think tank E3G, write about why city leadership…
International

24 February 2022

Strong urban alliance formed to accompany the German G7 Presidency / Urban Summit 2022 announced
Future of Cities

2 February 2022

It's time to put the Local in Levelling Up

Our Chair Cllr Nick Forbes on the Levelling Up White Paper
Article

24 January 2022

Cllr Bev Craig, Leader of Manchester City Council

Cllr Craig became Leader of Manchester City Council on 1st of December 2021.