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20 Jun 16
Manchester’s city leaders are eager to show local people that devolution is making a difference by improving services. However, without quick results and a reasonably strong local economy, the...
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17 Jun 16
Current government plans to boost the economies of cities across the north of England are “piecemeal, partial and parochial” and a new plan is needed to reinvigorate the Northern Powerhouse, a report...
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10 Jun 16
IPPR North has called for a review of how transport projects are funded across the north of England in order to recognise the role of small and medium sized cities and towns in the government’s...
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1 Jun 16
Northern Powerhouse devolution plans should focus on boosting productivity, particularly improvements to skills and transport within cities, according to the Centre for Cities.
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9 May 16
A new inquiry by the RSA is to consider how to use devolution to help create more prosperous communities across the country, not just in cities.
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25 Apr 16
Facts and figures from the May 2016 edition of Public Finance magazine, on public sector employment, academy enthusiasm, trust in government, city regions and Brexit
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22 Mar 16
Communities secretary Greg Clark has opened up a new bidding round for funds available under the government’s ‘single pot’ growth fund deals, with around £1.8bn available for...
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21 Mar 16
Facts and figures from April 2016’s Public Finance magazine, including town vs country priorities, interest rates, Northern Powerhouse prospects and Danish asylum seizures
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26 Feb 16
The government’s plans for the High Speed 2 rail link are already changing Britain by complementing devolution initiatives to help rebalance the economy away from London, project chief Sir David...
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23 Feb 16
Poor secondary school performance is setting the Northern Powerhouse up to “splutter and die”, Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw warned in a speech today.
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8 Feb 16
The North of England could play a major and growing role in the UK’s financial services industry, according to Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton.
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28 Jan 16
The government has said that further devolution deals are likely in England following the passage of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act, which received Royal Assent today.
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27 Oct 15
Children born into the poorest families in the North lag behind those in London in terms of their development, IPPR North has said.
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19 Oct 15
Helping small businesses grow should be a priority for the government’s devolution agenda, Centre for Cities has concluded.
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25 Sep 15
Chancellor George Osborne and seven council leaders have set out £24bn worth of investment opportunities across the North of England to Chinese investors.
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3 Sep 15
The Northern Powerhouse proposals represent the biggest growth opportunity for the North of England since the Victorian era, the IPPR North think-tank has said, but must be backed with investments in...
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11 Aug 15
The government has reiterated its commitment to a new high speed TransNorth rail link, despite rail electrification projects in the region being scaled back.
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29 Jul 15
Delegations from three local authorities in the north of England have joined Prime Minister David Cameron on a trade mission to Singapore and Malaysia in an effort to boost investment in the...
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29 Jun 15
Businesses in the North overwhelmingly back the Northern Powerhouse but are urging the government to be more radical on devolution of transport and infrastructure spending.
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25 Jun 15
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has scaled back the government’s £38bn rail investment programme, suspending electrification work in the North and Midlands.
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25 Jun 15
The North of England needs infrastructure projects capable of genuinely transforming its economy. This requires leadership and a long-term strategy.
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24 Jun 15
Councils in the north of England have been urged to set out their planning priorities for the region as part of a project that will consider the creation of a strategic spatial plan.
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1 Jun 15
Counties that form combined authorities could be able to access a range of additional powers from Whitehall, the government’s Devolution Bill has indicated, but only if they appoint directly...
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12 May 15
Chancellor George Osborne’s plan to boost the economy of the north of England through devolution to local authorities has taken a step forward with the creation of a ‘minister for the Northern...
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23 Jun 14
Chancellor George Osborne today said he wanted to ‘start a conversation’ about a new model of city government that would see greater devolution of budgets to local level.