Kelvin MacKenzie shows why One Nation Labour must succeed
The occasions when Kelvin MacKenzie needs to shut up and go away are manifold and numerous, and usually…
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Housing the North
By Ann Pittard The minister charged with planning, Nick Boles, this week joined the chorus of those looking for…
Tory MP says Tory messages work better in the North – but mixes up Blackpool and Manchester
Update: the Guardian have made the following correction: “This article was amended on Friday 5 October 2012. The…
Government hires wonk who thinks Northern cities should be abandoned
Remember when Policy Exchange – often cited as Cameron’s favourite think tank – argued that Northern Cities were…
A crass, economically illiterate and downright offensive proposal
It’s not news to any of us that this Tory-Lib Dem government has no understanding of the regional…
Devolution Max For the North?
The population of England and Wales has increased by 3.7 million since 2002 which represents a huge logistical…
The North is suffering – how do we release the potential of the Northern economy?
Dalton Philips, the boss of supermarket chain Morrisons, has said that the double dip recession has hit the…
A gulf has opened up between politicians and the people
A new poll for Policy Exchange shows that a gulf has opened up between politicians and the people.…
London: the limelight hogger
Andrew Adonis claims to be ‘deadly serious’ about his proposal to relocate the House of Lords to a…
Osborne’s dangerous assault on our regional economies
Tomorrow sees a Westminster Hall debate on the North East economy. I am looking forward to hearing the…
