![]() ![]() ![]() In stark contrast, though, London tumbled 12 places down Economist Insights Unit’s list to rank 46th. ![]() One recent study found London was the world’s ‘ most attractive mega centre’ along similar lines – including the best ‘economic opportunities’ and ‘quality of life’ found in any of the planet’s largest population centres. Looking at a range of criteria – including ‘stability’, ‘healthcare’, ‘culture’, ‘education’ and ‘infrastructure’, the study found that no UK cities were present in the top 10 for liveability – while three saw the biggest fall in standards among 172 cities around the world. The latest of these comes from Economist Intelligence – the professional services wing of London-headquartered magazine The Economist – which has found that the UK cities are seeing their ‘liveability’ fall away. ![]() While determining how ‘happy’ a city is, or where the ‘ best place to live and work’ might be is ultimately arbitrary, depending entirely on how an individual subjectively values any number of ineffable variables. The research considered life in cities across five key metrics – ‘stability’, ‘healthcare’, ‘culture’, ‘education’ and ‘infrastructure’ – and found that London, Manchester and Edinburgh had each failed to noticeably improve on their offering to residents from last year’s evaluation.Įach year, hundreds of studies are released trying to determine where the ‘best’ places to live are, according to a various tweaked and changed methodologies. A ranking of 172 global cities has found that the UK’s largest population hubs are struggling to improve their ‘liveability’ for their residents. ![]()
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