Prof Henry Overman (SERC / LSE) gave a very interesting lecture a couple of weeks ago. The lecture was titled 'The Economic Future of British Cities: What should Urban Policy Do?'
He addressed several issues such as migration, housing, skilled workforce, labor productivity and regional wage disparities, to name a few.
You can download both the lecture and the slides here. You may also go further into Overman's writings on SERC blog - Part I, Part II.
