Andrew Carter
Centre for Cities
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Past articles by Andrew:
Budget 2018: Putting a Plaster on the Cuts
The Chancellor’s Budget had something for everyone, but its overriding message for cities was ‘see what 2019 brings’ → Read More
The 5 biggest issues in urban policy in 2017
Andrew Carter reflects on the key themes and developments for UK cities in the past 12 months → Read More
Budget 2017: the 5 big issues for cities
The Chancellor put cities – and mayoral city regions in particular - at the heart of many of the key Budget announcements → Read More
Andrew Carter: Three ways Hammond can tackle Britain’s productivity problem
Divert funds from easing tuition fees into funding Further Education; sensible railway investment in the North; and refocus devolution on cities. → Read More
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Read articles from the Centre for Cities team on policy issues facing cities such as the Devolution Deals, Mayors and the Cities and Local Government Act. → Read More
The UK’s metro mayors have changed British politics in just six months
To kick off our new metro mayor blog series, Andrew Carter examines the progress made by the mayors in their first six months → Read More
Conference round – up part 2: the Conservatives have failed to deliver a compelling vision for urban Britain
The new policies set out by the Conservatives are unlikely to help cities address the challenges they face, or to win over urban voters → Read More
Labour cannot deliver a ‘local government renaissance’ by side – lining its mayors
The party’s ambivalence on devolution is underlined by its myopia on metro mayors → Read More
Collapse of Sheffield deal reflects the Government’s drift on devolution
The economic rationale of devolution has been lost. The Government needs to recover it to make the best possible success of this agenda. → Read More
Cities are doing it for themselves
The paralysis in Parliament means that its time for cities to take the lead → Read More
5 big changes to cities policy since the 2015 general election
Ahead of the upcoming general election, Andrew Carter reflects on the key developments in urban policy since the 2015 election → Read More
A year of Sadiq Khan
How has London’s mayor fared in his first 12 months in office? → Read More