From Industrial Revolution to Northern Powerhouse: productivity in the North of England
08.02.22 Before there was the Northern Powerhouse there was the City Growth Commission, an inquiry launched in October 2013...
Read moreLife in a Northern Town
06.12.21 Towns are helped – not hindered – by links to nearby cities, according to our new report. Levelling...
Read moreHealth in the North
08.10.21 Our new report calls for local leaders to be given more responsibility for the NHS to improve health...
Read moreDevolution and Mayoral Elections 2021
17.05.21 The polls of May 2021 were the largest set of local elections in a generation. A significant part...
Read more“A disadvantage chasm”: Long-term disadvantage in secondary schools
27.01.21 Our new report shows that the number of pupils from poorer backgrounds rose across many parts of the...
Read moreThe Case for Devolution
25.09.20 It is our firm view that levelling-up can only be achieved if a significant number of policy areas...
Read moreHS2 and the Economy of the North
15.10.19 We commissioned Steer Economic Development (Steer-ED) in September 2019 to review the economic benefit of High-Speed 2 (HS2)...
Read moreNext steps for the Northern Powerhouse
25.02.19 This report sets out bold and challenging proposals for how we can deliver an economy that works for...
Read moreDevolving our railways
12.08.18 Over a six-week period in early summer, commuters and families faced misery on the rail network across the...
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