Northerners overpaying on council tax by £250 a year
12.02.2024 Unfair and outdated council tax bands mean that Northern households are overpaying by £250 a year on average,...
Read moreNPP spring budget submission 2024
26.01.2024 The Treasury pays a heavy price for the Northern economy’s continued underperformance. Our analysis of ONS data has...
Read moreTUC 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...
Read moreVocational 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...
Read moreGreater 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...
Read moreLord 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...
Read moreDelivering 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...
Read more£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...
Read moreBRUNTWOOD 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...
Read moreFinal phase of £1.3bn Manchester Airport Transformation Programme announced
25.01.23 MAG (Manchester Airports Group) today announced a £440m investment in Manchester Airport that will create thousands of jobs...
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