Why Labour is dropping “levelling up”
The Johnsonian gimmick is finally gone.
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Gain comprehensive insights into the UK government’s levelling-up policy with our collection of articles, offering in-depth analysis, critical evaluations, and discussions on its objectives, implementation, and potential impact on regional development and economic equality.
The death of the levelling-up dream
The promise made to the voters of 2019 has been betrayed.
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Successive Tory governments have abandoned workers
The shadow minister for business, employment rights and levelling up on Labour's plans for economic renewal.
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The Research Brief: attempts to tackle north-south inequality have failed
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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New devolution deals announced at annual “Gove-fest”
The Levelling Up Secretary stole the show by ceding to a key Labour demand.
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Did Blackpool South’s gamble on the Tories pay off?
Voters in Scott Benton's constituency reflect on the "levelling up" agenda.
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Pride of place is an economic issue
Civic identity, core to the government’s Levelling-up and Regeneration Act, relies on investment in public infrastructure.
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English councils are facing an “out-of-control” financial crisis
A new report calls on the government to close the £4bn funding gap, or face a fresh wave of bankruptcies.
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The Research Brief: Why centralised funding is a waste of public money
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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Long and healthy lives will be the ultimate indicator of levelling up
We can’t claim to be focused on tackling regional inequalities if gaps in life expectancy are widening.
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How the local government finance settlement would leave poorer authorities worse off
Conservative MPs are demanding emergency funding in response to devolved finance proposals that penalise poorer councils.
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On HS2, Labour is right to be cautious
High-speed rail alone won’t automatically solve regional inequality. We need the right accompanying policies, too.
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Gove dodges questions on Teesworks controversy and defends freeports
The Levelling Up Secretary refused to confirm a date for reporting on potential wrongdoing in Tees Valley.
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What are the key questions Labour needs to answer in 2024?
As we head into an election year, Keir Starmer still has to win over the electorate on a plethora of…
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Pledge tracker: Rishi Sunak misses key targets
As the year draws to a close, it is clear that Sunak cannot claim to have met the majority of…
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Exclusive: More than a third of councillors say recreational, leisure and cultural services have been cut since 2010
Amid bankruptcies and lack of funding, Spotlight polling reveals that libraries, leisure centres and parks are all being sidelined.
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If given the chance to succeed, levelling up could transform the UK
Whoever wins the next election must commit to infrastructure and regeneration projects that tackle stark regional inequalities.
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Councils are on the brink – but there’s no mea culpa from Michael Gove
With one in five local authorities saying they are likely to go bankrupt, the Levelling Up Secretary is shifting the…
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The manufacturing sector is a vital part of the green transition
Driving economic growth, levelling up the country and reaching net zero are all interdependent.
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Exclusive: High streets “worse since 2010”, say most Tory councillors
The Conservative government claims the economy has “turned a corner” – but its own grassroots say otherwise.
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