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Summary

The English Core Cities - Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield - have begun an economic renaissance in recent years. Nevertheless, there remain concerns that they:

• are not punching their weight economically in the national context;
• are falling behind London;
• lack the right powers and resources to improve their performance;
• and do not make as great a contribution to the national economic welfare, as comparable cities in continental Europe.

The report Competitive European Cities: Where do the Core Cities Stand? examined if these assumptions were true.  Below is a summary of the report's findings. 

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