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Cllr Judith Blake is leader of Leeds City Council and chair of Core Cities UK

With a huge proportion of income vanishing almost overnight, there is the very real possibility t...

Core Cities UK's Vision for Global Success and Local Prosperity report sets out some clear, pract...

Cities south of the border including Birmingham have plans to consider tourism levies. Cllr Judit...

Leeds has become the first UK city to lower its childhood obesity rate - and the role played by c...

The Stronger Towns Fund is not the response we need to a complex and nuanced problem, says chair ...

There is little doubt that 2019 will be an historic and turbulent year, but there are some great ...

We can generate almost £100bn for the UK economy every year if Government adopts our 'productivi...

Cllr Judith Blake on funding cities' cultural offerings.

While some in government seem to be getting the message about council finances, Cllr Judith Blake...

Despite Brexit and austerity, Core City leaders are pushing ahead with developments to benefit ur...