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…
North/South divide
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,…
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…
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,…
Rather than delivering long-term investment in transport, the Government think they can fool the North with a short-term political con
Chancellor George Osborne and the Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, made an official state visit to the North of…
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…
