As Keir Starmer heads to conference, what is Labour’s answer to levelling up?
Keir Starmer would be forgiven for heading down to Brighton for Labour conference this weekend feeling slightly more…
Centre for Cities
City regions don’t work. Let’s devolve power to our towns
Labour’s conference gave the party a clear aim: to win over towns. This was backed up by an emotional…
The next Labour leader must realise that manufacturing is not the answer to the North’s economic woes
Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith will lock horns again tonight in the latest Labour leadership hustings in Gateshead,…
Working with the Northern Powerhouse is not getting into the bed with the enemy – it’s standing up for your community
The recent Budget put the spotlight back on the Government’s “devolution revolution”, with a number of new…
Labour must recover its spirit of federalism to take the lead on cities
If you are squeamish at mentions of the widening economic gap between the South of England and the…
Misplaced fears of a two-tier North
The ‘future of the North’ has risen to the top of the political agenda in 2014, with each…
The 2015 Election will be fought on Urban Battlegrounds
There is no doubt that cities will be a key feature of next year’s General Election. Not only…
Fixing Britain’s two-tier economy
In the 20th Century, well-organised, fair-paying factories and offices stood at the heart of the Labour movement and…
Where next after the ‘Devolution Frenzy’?
With Labour Councils controlling the eight largest city economies outside of London, and nearly all of the other…
Supporting businesses to drive the recovery means devolving to cities
The UK has experienced an unprecedented decline in real wages in recent years. If you take inflation into…
