National Service will cost us millions
Training, skills, and tuition were a feature of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s big election pledges this week. But for a region like ours, in real need of levelling up, the sums just don’t add up, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
- Expert says mandatory scheme will leave North East and Tees Valley £46m a year worse off
- Levelling up has been abandoned by Tories, says Northern Powerhouse chief executive
- Creative industries voice fears over cuts to university courses
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