Mike Amesbury: Look up from your spreadsheet Phil – and look north
This is the penultimate one of a series of articles by MPs, trade unionists and Labour activists in…
North-South divide
Barry Gardiner: Labour’s new members will help us deliver victory and a cleaner, greener well-paid Britain
Jobs for wind turbine engineers and solar panel installers, electric bus and car mechanics. Jobs for fitters, joiners…
We shouldn’t dismiss manufacturing – but the real key to unlocking the North is devolution
Seven years ago, roughly, I was on the phone to my friend Jenny. My predecessor had announced his…
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,…
This is one of the most centralised countries in the world. It is also one of the most unequal
Labour is clearly in favour of decentralising. We have a track record of meaningful actions in this matter.…
The election result is not as simple as a North-South divide
Last week’s General Election result has led some to suggest that there is a growing North-South divide in…
