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...
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 moreNorth 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...
Read moreIt’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...
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 moreDevolution, 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...
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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