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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
Insight

13 July 2022

Cllr Nick Kemp, Leader of Newcastle City Council
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
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…
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
Public Sector Reform

15 December 2021

Core Cities Director Chris Murray to Step Down

After 14 successful years, Chris Murray is to leave Core Cities UK
Inclusive Growth

11 November 2021

Nations Pledge, Cities Deliver on Climate

Our new declaration, launched at COP 26, calls for a local approach to climate change and urges Government to work with London Councils and Core…
Insight

1 November 2021

Cities will be key to success at COP26

Nations can pledge, but it is that cities deliver on climate change, says our Chair Cllr Nick Forbes
Climate Investment

21 October 2021

Half A Trillion Pound Investment Opportunity for Green Investors - Report

UK Cities Climate Investment Commission produces final report identifying green investment opportunities across UK Core Cities and London
Insight

30 July 2021

COVID AND THE CITY – WHAT NEXT FOR THE UK’S CORE CITIES?
Insight

17 May 2021

Cllr James Lewis, Leader of Leeds City Council

Cllr James Lewis has been Leader of Leeds City Council since February 2021.
Insight

23 April 2021

Cities welcome UK Government's revised carbon emissions targets

A pledge to reduce UK emissions by 78pc by 2035 is good news, but this cannot happen without an agile local state says Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees
Insight

23 March 2021

Looking back on the past 12 months – an introduction from our joint cabinet
Insight

23 March 2021

See how cities have responded to the crisis
Insight

23 March 2021

Recovery from Covid offers a range of opportunities for cities
Insight

23 March 2021

Considering how to catalyse renewal in UK cities
Finance

3 March 2021

Budget 2021 - Reaction from Core Cities UK

Our Interim Chair Cllr Nick Forbes Leader of Newcastle City Council on the Chancellor's Covid Budget
Inclusive Growth

21 February 2021

Big City Economies Hit Hard by Covid-19

Our former Chair Baroness Blake of Leeds on a new report from think tank Centre for Cities