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Claire Holland says the overnight visitor levy must benefit London’s local services and help drive growth, and individual boroughs should keep at least half of the money raised within their boundar...

FINANCE

Fiscal devolution would give mayors crucial levers over tax and spend

By Andrew Carter | 23 March 2026

Andrew Carter says that to guarantee cities’ autonomy and mark what the Chancellor calls a ‘genui...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Company clusters: the key to success

By Vasant Chari | 20 March 2026

Backing high-growth potential businesses in the Black Country and elsewhere is vital for boosting...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

The secret of Warrington and Barnsley's success

By Andrew Carter | 25 February 2026

Cities Outlook 2026 shows that Warrington and Barnsley achieved better-than-average growth in bot...

FINANCE

Lessons in tourism levies

By Martin Ford | 05 February 2026

Powers to implement visitor levies will soon be available in all corners of the country. Martin F...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Councils to push against statistics rowback

By Dan Peters | 16 December 2025

Councils are preparing to push back after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed it wa...

DEVOLUTION

Tourist tax could pave way to greater fiscal devolution

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2025

Enabling mayors in England to levy tourist taxes could pave the way for greater fiscal devolution...

MAYORS

Metro mayors show what real change looks like

By Andrew Carter | 30 September 2025

Andrew Carter says that as national politicians debate abstract promises, metro mayors are delive...

CENTRE FOR CITIES

A time for celebration

By Cllr James Lewis | 06 August 2025

Cllr James Lewis looks back on three decades of collaboration between Core Cities and London Coun...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Unlocking the potential of cities other than London is not optional

By Andrew Carter | 03 July 2025

Responding to the Government's publication of the Industrial Strategy, Andrew Carter says 'there...

LOCAL ECONOMIES

Green Book blamed for 'political decisions'

By Martin Ford | 23 May 2025

The Green Book is not to blame for perceived investment bias in favour of affluent regions, exper...

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