Economic geography, urban policies, local taxation and the rest Work at @OxfordEconomics
London, England
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I haven't posted in a very long time so a change in Government is probably the right time for my long awaited comeback. Bringing some thoughts about housing and a nice infographic.
#generalection2024 #housing
Labour’s manifesto is clear in its ambition to build more homes, 1.5 million over the next parliament. But housing issues have persisted as their roots are complex and unlikely to be solved unless radical policies are implemented. Can they do it? okt.to/3rq6ba
Very interesting blog - Of course if you remove the fact that highly-productive industries *agglomerate* in London, and that highly-productive jobs *agglomerate* in London too (which this paper does), then yes, I guess you will find that agglo effects barely exist... (1/2)
BLOG > @Paul_Swinney asks whether the myth of #London’s productivity has really been debunked bit.ly/2YbJcIg
Interesting! Car parks are heavily subsidised - they occupy prime location for a fraction of the actual land price. So some people are taking advantage of this
People in the US use car parking spaces for offices bbc.in/2ZEvShE
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This reporting from Japan is a great corrective to the "robots will replace all jobs" narrative. Some so-called "low-skilled" work is actually really hard to automate. By @siddshrikanth & @Urbandirt ft.com/content/beece6b8-4b1a…
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With a growth in automation and high streets in decline, is the future of the economy threatening local taxation?
@HugoBessis from the @CentreforCities explores in our latest guest blog: wcpp.org.uk/commentary/is-th…
We know that #socialcare spending is putting increasing pressure on local government finance - what’s interesting is that some places are more at risk than others...
The (literally) billion £ question is: will they have the means *and* the capacity to support this?
How has #socialcare #spending changed in your city over the last decade? This map tells the story – and you can find out more in the full #CitiesOutlook2019 report: bit.ly/2Dy0SGZ
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#Cities have shouldered 74% of all #localgovernment #austerity cuts since 2009, despite housing just 54% of the population. Find out which places have been impacted most in #CitiesOutlook2019: bit.ly/2Dy0SGZ
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There is ***so*** much to love in this brilliant @WSJGraphics charty-slide-deck™ on China's rise to trading dominance wsj.com/graphics/china-emerg…
• Short, snappy slides delivering clear messages
• Elegant charts
• Slick animations
• Beautifully simple interface
HT @_alice_evans
Most people live and work in the same city-region -that's true in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands or France. Transports *within* city-regions are more important for jobs and growth than transports *in-between* cities.
bit.ly/2PDBhiG
Not every high street is struggling. Happy holidays everyone!
To kick off our Twelve Urban Myths of Christmas blog series, @R_McDonald_ debunks Myth #1: All high streets are struggling > Read more: bit.ly/2Pz8CeA
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Friday Cities #brainteaser set by @LindellJuliana > The @bankofengland has warned that a #nodeal #Brexit would be worse than the 2008 financial crisis – which UK city has had the highest level of business closures since 2008? Find out using our data tool: bit.ly/2s86hyt
31%Glasgow
38%Slough
31%Aberdeen
13 votes • Final results Hugo Bessis retweeted
#channel4 has chosen #Leeds for new HQ, but should we be moving public sector jobs out of London? > Read more: bit.ly/2vPESVI
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Presidential election not a tale of the #placesthatdontmatter. #Bolsonaro wins in most of the richest and more dynamic areas. #Brazil a deeply divided country across income and racial lines
doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsx024
voxeu.org/article/revenge-pl…
elpais.com/internacional/201… via @elpais_inter
The new UK digital services tax sounds similar in principle to what the EU is working on - taxing profits where they are but not penalising startups. #budget2018
If new exemptions and cuts on business rates are regularly introduced, it’s fundamentally because it is a poorly designed tax #Budget2018
£650m extra guaranteed to local govt for social care in 2019-20. But long term plans will be announced the next spending review #Budget2018
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This is interesting: both England and Italy are worse than the OECD average for upward mobility, but in Italy downward mobility is much less of an issue than in England. #socialmobility #OECDPISA #Education
Our latest PISA report finds that educational attainment is on the rise – but there are still socio-economic disparities at the tertiary level in many countries 🎓
Learn more ➡ bit.ly/2Oxx0C1
#OECDPISA
