TUC and NPP call for new “cross-party consensus” on infrastructure investment 

14.11.23 A joint statement from the Northern Powerhouse Partnership and Trades Union Congress Transport infrastructure is the backbone of...

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Vocational education cannot be an afterthought, business leaders say

15.08.23 Business and education leaders are calling for urgent reform and investment for vocational education, amid reports of chronic...

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Greater Manchester’s productivity resurgence

03.06.23 Greater Manchester is experiencing the beginning of a productivity resurgence as new analysis from economic consultancy Metro Dynamics...

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Lord Jim O’Neill announced as new NPP Chair

10.05.23 Lord Jim O’Neill has been announced as the new Chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP), the business-led...

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Delivering value for money on HS2

12.04.23 In February 2020, the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson committed to building Northern Powerhouse Rail across the Pennines...

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£1 tourism levy could raise £428million a year in tax for English councils

03.04.23 Adding a £1 a night levy to each hotel stay could raise almost £428million a year, according to...

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North and South agree: we have to build HS2 from Euston to Manchester

28.03.23 By John Dickie and Henri Murison, chief executives of BusinessLDN and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership Standing at the...

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It’s time for Whitehall to stop micromanaging councils’ spending

27.03.23 By Jessica Bowles, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Impact at Bruntwood and Visiting Fellow at the Heseltine Institute...

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BRUNTWOOD SCITECH INVESTS £60M IN MANCHESTER SCIENCE PARK

07.03.22 Bruntwood SciTech, the UK’s leading property developer dedicated to the growth of the science and technology sector, is...

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Devolution, R&D and Levelling Up

03.02.23 By Professor Charlie Jeffery, Vice Chancellor and President of the University of York Another report on under-investment in...

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