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Rewiring skills & employment support: How devolution can untangle the system
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1016+ words) This explainer maps out the complex web of policies across education, skills, and employment support. It looks at the challenges and provides suggestions where devolution could untangle the system. Britain’s skills and employment support system is complicated. Parts of it…...
All aboard: why mayors need to focus on building more homes near stations
1+ week, 5+ day ago (648+ words) New Centre for Cities research shows that British big cities are missing 2.4 million homes near stations compared to their French and Japanese peers Blog post published on 2 September 2026 by Luka Kovacevic The Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework has made…...
Hand control of Network Rail land to metro mayors to unlock a million homes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (634+ words) Press release published on 2 September 2026 Britain’s 12 largest cities are missing 1.2 million homes around inner-city train stations compared to G7 peers, according to research published by the independent think tank Centre for Cities. In a first-of-its-kind analysis, Centre for Cities has warned…...
Mind the density gap: How Britain???s big cities can build more homes near train stations
1+ week, 5+ day ago (270+ words) How many homes are missing around stations compared to France and Japan and what policies would help build more homes near stations? Report published on 2 September 2026 by Maurice Lange, Luka Kovacevic and Anthony Breach The Government’s new National Planning Policy…...