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Centre for Cities

Centre for Cities is the leading think tank dedicated to improving the economies of the UK’s largest cities and towns. In these podcasts, Chief Executive Andrew Carter interviews leading thinkers in the urban policy field, as well as experts from Centre for Cities about their research and ideas on improving the economies of cities and large towns.

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  • 26 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 33 min
  • English

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  • #226
    Dec 8, 2025 · 19 min

    City Minutes: Devolution for the Glasgow City Region?

    Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by External Affairs and Policy Manager Caitlin Rollison to discuss Scottish devolution from a city region perspective following the publication of our recent briefing ‘Let devolution flourish: How Glasgow spreads prosperity and why the City Region needs devolution‘. They set out how the agenda has progressed recently and why Glasgow City Region needs a devolution deal as well as a directly elected mayor.

  • #225
    Dec 4, 2025 · 18 min

    City Minutes: The performance of London's high streets

    Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Researcher Oscar Selby to discuss the findings of our latest briefing 'Follow the money: Explaining the performance of London’s suburban high streets'. They explore why its useful to take a closer look at London's suburban high streets to better understand the wider conversation on the economic performance of the UK's high streets and city centres.

  • #224
    Nov 4, 2025 · 20 min

    City Minutes: Better transport for big cities

    Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Analyst Rob Johnson and External Affairs and Policy Manager Caitlin Rollison to discuss the findings of our latest report 'Integrated transport: The size of the prize for mayors'. They dive into the economic benefits of better transport systems for big city regions and the size of the prize for the metro mayors.

  • #223
    Oct 15, 2025 · 17 min

    City Minutes: Big cities are catching up

    Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Yunze Wang, Analyst, to discuss the findings of our latest briefing 'How productive are the UK’s big cities?'. They dive into what the latest data ONS tells us about big city performance and some of the potential inconsistencies that arise.

  • #222
    Oct 14, 2025 · 43 min

    City Minutes: the New Towns Taskforce report

    This episode is a recording of our recent event on the New Towns taskforce report. Chief Executive Andrew Carter was joined by Maurice Lange, Analyst, and Ant Breach, Director of Policy and Research, to discuss the government's initial response to the report. The conversation focused on economic geography aspects of the report and as well as touching on the governance and delivery issues involved.

  • #221
    Sep 18, 2025 · 46 min

    City Minutes: A year of planning reforms

    Chief Executive Andrew Carter is joined by Maurice Lange, Analyst, and Ant Breach, Director of Policy and Research, to discuss planning reform. They explore how the government has been doing over the last year as they implement planning reforms to try and meet the housebuilding target as well as what might need to happen if we get a second planning bill.

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