Smaller places recovered much faster than big cities after lockdown, but that doesn’t mean they will do better when the pandemic is over

Britain’s biggest cities were the slowest to recover after lockdowns. But does this mean that they face greater long-term challenges? Not necessarily, says Valentine Quinio (Centre for Cities). While some high streets up and down the country were already facing tough challenges before the pandemic hit, none of them were spared by the COVID crisis. ... Continued