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Investing in education and skills at Sellafield

08.02.24 By Michelle Lambon-Wilks, Head of Education & Skills Sellafield Ltd It’s an exciting time to be asked to...

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Devolution in action: shared goals in the Humber

29.01.24 By Tom Bridges, Arup UK Government & Innovation Lead & Leeds Office leader A year ago, the UK...

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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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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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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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How can we make a career in the North’s tech industry open for everyone?

17.01.23 By Tristia Harrison, Chief Executive Officer at TalkTalk Success demands luck as well as judgment. We knew when we...

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Is the North about to finally take back control?

01.01.23 By Henri Murison, Chief Executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership Could the North finally be starting to take back...

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Is moving civil servants out of Whitehall ‘levelling up’?

13.08.22 By Henri Murison, Chief Executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership This week Rishi Sunak outlined his plans to...

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What the Queen’s Speech means for the north

13.05.22 By Richard Bonner, Northern Cities Executive at Arcadis The Levelling-up Bill will be one of the flagship bills...

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