The new Government is very much at work. The King’s Speech this week mentioned many new bills that will be introduced, including one on English Devolution, referred to widely as the ‘Take back control’ bill, and a formal commitment to the new Council of Regions and Nations. The approach of mission-led government, including the idea …
The long-awaited general election is finally here. It’s hard to believe how much the political landscape has changed in the five years since the last election. Boris Johnson was elected on a pledge to ‘get Brexit done’ and ‘level up’, with huge swathes of historic Labour areas in the North and Midlands turning blue for …
The long-awaited devolution deal in the North East — proper, real devolution with the money for transport until now held back — is finally here. The final count was delivered before the Bank Holiday weekend, way ahead of the rest of the country. As most people got on with enjoying their long weekends, I waited …
Almost 10 years ago the then Chancellor coined the term ‘Northern Powerhouse’. When Boris Johnson became Prime Minister and replaced it with ‘Levelling Up’ many here asked — isn’t that a downgrade? After all, the 2010 Coalition Government had not got off to an auspicious start. We lost our regional development agency, One North East, …
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