Who’s in and who’s out at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities?
The department, now led by Michael Gove, has churned through ministers. What does it mean for the Tories’ 2019 manifesto…
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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.
Cash-strapped councils “not out of the woods” after Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
There needs to be a long-term funding plan to protect services, says the Local Government Association.
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What does the Autumn Statement mean for levelling up?
Avoiding the most dire predictions, the Chancellor still announced a fiscal policy that will only serve to level down.
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Michael Gove’s appointment is a sign that levelling up is back on
Gove’s return is good news for the regions – and a challenge for Labour.
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Education is the cornerstone of a strong economy
Another round of austerity will lead to yet another lost generation of young people.
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Labour demands investigation into Rishi Sunak’s comments on taking money from “deprived urban areas”
Lisa Nandy has written to Michael Gove asking for an independent investigation to establish which funding formulas were changed by…
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“The Tories betrayed us”: Britain is ready for a general election
With the cost of living rising and levelling up a forgotten dream, people around the country feel frustrated and let…
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Anne-Marie Trevelyan warns the Transport Committee that train strikes are not over
The Transport Secretary told MPs that she doesn’t support unions that act “to the detriment” of their members.
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The Policy Ask with Adam Lent: “You can’t rip resources away from councils and claim to have a moral compass”
The chief executive of the New Local think tank on flexible working, the underfunding of local authorities and what the…
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Levelling up was never going to happen
The government’s mini-Budget confirmed what we already knew.
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The Policy Ask with Andy Burnham: “I’ve had bad doses of imposter syndrome at every stage of my life”
The Mayor of Greater Manchester on self-assurance, education reform and justice for the Hillsborough and Grenfell victims.
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The Policy Ask with Nick Bowes: “It is high time we reversed the over-centralisation of our country”
Sadiq Khan's former director of policy on devolution, productivity and LGBTQ+ rights.
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The next PM should radically rethink levelling-up funding – here’s how
Exclusive analysis of the Shared Prosperity Fund shows it is not allocated according to need.
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Why have educational attainment gaps not closed in 20 years?
This year's GCSE and A-Level results show how failure is baked into the education system.
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Will Liz Truss forget about levelling up?
Boris Johnson’s “defining mission” to increase regional investment seems like it may slip into the background.
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A-level results: Mapping England’s grade gap
Levelling up appears to be doing little to solve inequality in achievement.
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Neglected north: 66 per cent of innovation funding has gone to southern firms
A new report analyses more than £5bn of Innovate UK spend over the past 18 years.
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Clive Betts: “We need billions for adult social care”
Government should be under no illusions that it has fixed the care sector, says the chair of the Levelling Up…
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Rishi Sunak boasted of taking money from “deprived urban areas” to help wealthy towns
A leaked video shows the former chancellor saying that Labour “shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas” and that…
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The Policy Ask with Zoë Billingham: “Make reducing regional inequality a legal requirement”
The director of think tank IPPR North on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, energy company profits and the Levelling Up bill.
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