Why Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are wrong on English devolution
Alison McGovern and Tristram Hunt are both wrong. Our English Challenge won’t be met by dreaming up more…
Northern Powerhouse
Tristram Hunt: We can look to Victorian Britain for lessons on 21st century devolution
At a Centre for Cities event in Manchester yesterday I argued that it is time for our party…
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…
Angela Eagle: Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse remains a myth
We have heard a lot in recent years from George Osborne about the so-called Northern Powerhouse. We…
Dear Jeremy…my five key arguments for Corbyn’s Budget speech
Dear Jeremy, I have covered multiple Budgets and Autumn Statements – “fiscal events” in the dry jargon –…
Corbyn: Only Labour stands up for the North
Jeremy Corbyn today accused the Tories of ‘outsourcing’ the Northern Powerhouse project to London, after new figures revealed…
New report on life in Northern towns reveals anaemic reality of Osborne’s Powerhouse
The Tories’ Northern Powerhouse plans were today described as “hollow talk” after a newly published report revealed the…
Richard Leese rules himself out of race for Manchester mayor
Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester council has ruled himself out of standing as Labour candidate for Manchester mayor…
Labour must be bolder than the Tories on devolution
The launch last week of the new Centre for Cities report Cities Outlook 2016 brought another stark reminder…
Why skills are the key to ending the North/South divide
In last summer’s budget speech, George Osborne set out his long-term vision of building a “higher-wage, lower tax,…
