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2 Mar 22
Rishi Sunak has insisted the government is “exceeding” its promise to fully replace European Union funding after a parliamentary committee said a flagship development fund falls short of the money...
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3 Feb 22
Institute for Fiscal Studies director Paul Johnson tells PF that the ambitious nature of the ‘levelling up’ white paper is both a strength and a potential weakness.
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28 Jan 22
With the UK government's white paper imminent, PF examines whether lessons from the reunification of Germany can help the 'levelling up' agenda?
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4 May 21
A ‘levelling up’ white paper will be published later this year with the aim of clarifying the government’s agenda and ensuring public spending organisations are able to drive “meaningful change”.
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29 Jun 20
The Whitehall-centred model of government allowed the UK manage its overseas empire but is a barrier to reducing present-day internal regional disparities, says Malcolm Prowle.
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19 Mar 20
No self-respecting minister in the Boris Johnson’s new administration would dare deliver a speech without referring to ‘levelling-up’. But what does the buzz-phrase actually mean and what financial...
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27 Feb 20
A commission set-up to reduce inequality has called for the trebling of the UK’s proposed post-Brexit investment fund to help 'level-up' economic disparities across the UK.
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19 Dec 19
The government must take a more holistic approach to flood prevention if it is to prevent flooding on the scale that was seen this year in the North of England, a think-tank has warned.
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29 Nov 19
Labour has launched manifestos in every region of England to “bring wealth, power and prosperity to every community after years of neglect”, the party has said.
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30 Jul 19
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised £3.6bn of support to 100 ‘left behind towns’ in England.
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19 Jul 19
The government must seek to broaden public spending allocations and undo “systemic bias” against rural Britain, according to a new coalition being launched in parliament today.
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31 May 19
Former chief civil servant Bob Kerslake has called for the creation of a £250bn fund to tackle deep-rooted regional inequalities.
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9 May 19
The Welsh first minister has expressed doubts about the future of a United Kingdom as a result of Brexit.
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4 Mar 19
A £1.6bn fund aimed at spreading prosperity fairly across England has been dismissed as a “pathetically small sum” by the New Local Government Network think-tank, which called it a “token substitute...
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27 Feb 19
Local government and communities must be given more control over how post-Brexit regional funding is spent, a think-tank has urged.
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22 Jan 19
Delays in drawing up a model to replace the EU funding targeted at UK regions are causing “tremendous anxiety” for councils and charities, a leading MP has told PF.
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24 Jul 18
Rail infrastructure in the North will receive a funding boost, the government has announced.
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26 Jan 17
The West of England City region has enjoyed a strong economic recovery, however gains are at risk of being offset by rising rents and house prices, according to the Resolution Foundation.