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Cities and regions


How much income you have, how that income has grown, and how far that incomes stretches – particularly with regard to housing costs – depends to a large extent on where you live in Britain. Our work focuses on regional living standards trends, and the role of local and regional policy in shaping those shifts.

Contacts

Lindsay Judge

Research Director
T: 0203 372 2951
E: lindsay.judge@resolutionfoundation.org

Krishan Shah

Economist
T: 0203 372 2950
E: krishan.shah@resolutionfoundation.org
Events

In place of centralisation

Devolution for London, Manchester and Birmingham

Register to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. Devolution is essential to both tackle economic inequality across England and drive national economic growth. Significant change…
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Making Greater Manchester great again

What is GM’s plausible path to greater prosperity?

This event was held in Manchester. Greater Manchester has long been centre-stage in visions of a more geographically equal country – from the Northern Powerhouse to levelling up. But the…
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Building momentum in Birmingham and beyond

What is Birmingham urban area’s plausible path to greater prosperity?

This event was in Birmingham. The West Midlands has played a pivotal role in British history as a manufacturing hub, driving innovation and economic growth which led to dramatic improvements…
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Transformation nation

Steering Britain out of stagnation

The final report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry Register to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. The UK economy is living with a toxic…
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Turnaround cities

How post-industrial cities around the world have transformed their economies

In a services-based economy like Britain, its cities should be leading its economic growth. But in fact England’s major cities outside London are actually less productive than the national average,…
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The future of the UK economy

Navigating a route to a fairer and more prosperous South Yorkshire, and beyond

The United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from restructuring after Brexit and the pandemic, to urgently transitioning towards a net zero future, and adapting to…
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The future of the UK economy

The role of the West Midlands in renewing the UK’s economic strategy

The United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from restructuring after Brexit and the pandemic, to urgently transitioning towards a net zero future, and adapting to…
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Stagnation Nation

The role of Greater Manchester in renewing the UK’s economic strategy for the 2020s

A joint event with Resolution Foundation and Greater Manchester Combined Authority The United Kingdom is facing a decisive decade of huge economic change, from tackling the energy bills crisis, to…
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