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Alexandra Jones

Alexandra Jones

Alexandra Jones is director of the Centre for Cities

Articles by Alexandra Jones

Time for a new strategy

By Alexandra Jones | 03 December 2015

The Spending Review highlights the importance of a significant ‘re-design’ of the local governmen...

Conquering obstacles on the road to devolution

By Alexandra Jones | 30 October 2015

As the devolution agenda rolls on, chief executive of Centre for Cities Alexandra Jones expands o...

No one size fits all for city devo

By Alexandra Jones | 12 August 2015

With regional city devolution deals about to be put on the table, Alexandra Jones looks at the pl...

Will budget cuts hurt devolution?

By Alexandra Jones | 13 October 2014

In the midst of a highly unpredictable political landscape, party conference season has confirmed...

Skills to grow

By Alexandra Jones | 03 July 2014

Centre for Cities chief executive Alexandra Jones outlines the help local authorities need to off...

Know your boundaries

By Alexandra Jones | 27 March 2014

Alexandra Jones explains how working together across boundaries will ultimately contribute to eco...

My fantasy budget

By Alexandra Jones | 25 March 2014

In an ideal world, here is how Alexandra Jones hoped to be responding to this year’s Budget annou...

The English question

By Alexandra Jones | 06 February 2014

Centre for Cities chief Alexandra Jones says Scottish independent vote offers once-in-a-lifetime ...

London kills me!

By Alexandra Jones | 27 January 2014

The Centre for Cities produced it’s annual Cities Outlook report, which shows devolved powers hav...

Autumn Statement: Early Christmas presents or more of the same?

By Alexandra Jones | 04 December 2013

Centre for Cities chief Alexandra Jones reads the runes for local growth ahead of the Autumn Stat...