Mayoral Elections 2021: Why they matter
On Thursday 6th May 2021, voters in seven city regions – West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the Tees Valley, the...
Read moreWhitehall must give power to regions or admit levelling up means nothing
04.05.21 By Lord Jim O’Neill, vice-chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership In March, Greater Manchester (where I grew up),...
Read morePlans unveiled for Northern Powerhouse Rail station in Bradford
22.03.21 Leader of Bradford Council Susan Hinchcliffe has announced plans for a new Northern Powerhouse Rail station in the city...
Read moreWhy we can’t afford to write Bradford out of Northern Powerhouse Rail
26.03.21 by Tom Bridges, Arup Leeds Office & UK Cities Advisory Leader and board representative to the Northern Powerhouse...
Read moreCommunity needs to be at the heart of ‘levelling-up’
01.04.21 By Debbie Francis, City Executive for the North at Arcadis and board representative to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership The spread of...
Read moreGovernment’s ‘tunnel vision’ in education is failing to help children in deprived areas, shadow schools minister warns
11.03.21 The shadow minister for schools has warned that the government’s “tunnel vision” in education is failing to help...
Read moreBudget 2021: economic analysis
05.03.21 By Andrew McPhillips, Chief Economist at the Northern Powerhouse Partnership On the surface, this week’s Budget appeared fairly...
Read moreReal devolution needs grown-ups in the driving seat
09.02.21 By Henri Murison, director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership The campaign for a Mayor in West Yorkshire has...
Read moreNorthern business leaders call for full delivery of HS2
05.02.21 Over 100 major business leaders from across the North and Midlands have written to the Prime Minister ahead of the Integrated Rail Plan to get...
Read moreNPP announces raft of new board appointments
17.12.20 The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) has today announced the appointment of seven new office holders...
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