The Demos – PwC Good Cities for Good Growth has been published based on data from 2020. The index, which looks at a range of issues including health, incomes, new business creation and work/life balance, is based on a set of 12 indicators. The 2020 index has also looked at the resilience of cities in relation to the effects of Covid-19 and has examined likely economic performance in 2021 across a range of cities within the UK. For another year, Oxford has been identified as the top performing city.
Click here to access the findings and to look at individual city performanceGreater Oxford: A Proposal for Local Government Reform
The government has asked councils across England for proposals on simplifying the structure of local government in their regions- in March, Oxford City Council put forward outline proposals that would see Oxfordshire’s six councils abolished and replaced with three...