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The ‘levelling up’ white paper is finally unveiled today. This lays the foundations for what is to become the flagship levelling up and regeneration bill. Michael Gove has been put in charge of this government’s central promise: to carry…
South Yorkshire is my home. My political journey started here when I was six years old, delivering leaflets for Labour Party and NALGO campaigns with my dad. I know the people, the communities and the history of our region. We powered this…
Greater Manchester is set to become the first city region in the country to ratify an accelerated plan for removing carbon from the economy, with a commitment to reduce emissions by one million tonnes over the next three years. In a Sky…
In 2002, the people of Hartlepool chose H’Angus the Monkey for their directly-elected mayor. Real name Stuart Drummond, he initially ran as a Hartlepool Utd publicity stunt with the promise of free bananas to local schools. Once elected…
With everything that’s going on right now, it might seem perverse to spend time talking about English identity and devolution. Huge issues like Covid, and the looming constitutional and climate crises, could make discussion around how to…
Over the past few months, at think-tank convenings, briefings with journalists and well-meaning panels on the future of the left, I’ve heard the same thing over and over: Keir Starmer needs to set out a vision. Friends I respect who work in…
The government is pushing on with its messy local lockdown plan, insisting that the national ‘circuit break’ idea advocated by Keir Starmer, leaders in Greater Manchester and its own scientific advisory group is merely “political…
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over, but already we are seeing the huge strain that it is placing on our communities here in West Yorkshire. Our social and political landscape is changing fast, and it is becoming increasingly clear…
Ridge on Sunday Hilary Benn outlined his reasons for opposing a no deal Brexit. On the recent Labour-led motion being defeated: "The vote last week was a procedural motion, a business motion to, as we said, book a slot on the parliamentary…
The recent Budget put the spotlight back on the Government’s "devolution revolution", with a number of new combined authority areas agreeing to have a devolution deal and a directly elected mayor. The reaction? Very mixed. Celebration of…
The launch last week of the new Centre for Cities report Cities Outlook 2016 brought another stark reminder that most cities in the North and Midlands are continuing to punch below their weight economically – with wages in most places north…
Dan Jarvis will today set out how Labour should lead the way on ideas for the 'Northern Powerhouse', and reclaim the agenda on devolution. In a speech in Sheffield this afternoon, the Barnsley Central MP will say that label George Osborne a…
