Comment Knocking on doors only gets us so far without something to offer people when the doors open According to the liveblog on this site, yesterday’s by-election in Heywood & Middleton featured not only a second-place… Grace Fletcher-Hackwood 11th October, 2014, 8:00 am
Comment Where the cuts fall Thanks to Labour councils and Hilary Benn it is widely known (at least amongst the readers of liberal… John Denham 6th March, 2014, 9:51 am
Comment The economic recovery confirms our divided nation is divided – it’s time for greater regional autonomy This morning there was a slew of good news. Employment is up and unemployment is down. And although… Mark Ferguson 19th February, 2014, 11:48 am
News Tory HQ can’t tell difference between Huddersfield and Hull Who says that the Tories don’t know about the North? Remember when Ministerial disaster-area Chloe Smith told workers… 5th February, 2014, 3:08 pm
News Labour to distribute “desolate north” postcards at Tory conference Welcome to Manchester, Tories… (H/T: The Guardian) 27th September, 2013, 5:38 pm
Comment A Northern Tory that Labour should be afraid of The Labour Party spends a great deal of time beating itself up over its performance in Southern England.… Mark Ferguson 24th May, 2013, 10:05 am
Comment Labour are making headway in the South – but the Tories are falling behind in the North It’s very hard to take a step back and look at how this deluge of results we’re getting… Mark Ferguson 3rd May, 2013, 8:57 am
Comment I’m sick of the North being the poor relation – it needs a private sector recovery Do you know which regions of the UK have grown most over the past decade? It’s London and… Mark Ferguson 14th March, 2013, 12:38 pm
Comment HS2 could link the North to Europe The Government’s HS2 plans were opened to public consultation last week and broadly welcomed by business and political… Kevin Peel 4th February, 2013, 7:00 pm
Comment The government is guilty of disproportionate economic vandalism in the North Monday’s announcement on High Speed Rail is good news for the North. Fast, frequent trains will be an… Rachel Reeves 30th January, 2013, 10:47 am