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...

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...

Mayoral Elections 2021: Why they matter

On Thursday 6th May 2021, voters in seven city regions – West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, the Tees Valley, the...

Whitehall 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),...

Real 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...

We need to end Whitehall’s grip on the North

27.11.20 By Lord Jim O’Neill, vice-chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership In last week’s Spending Review, the Chancellor announced...

Northern business leaders call for a clear roadmap out of lockdown

02.11.20 80 prominent Northern business leaders have written to the Prime Minister to warn that levelling-up is at risk...

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Power up the North: Levelling up in recovery

04.09.20 The Northern Powerhouse, since its launch in 2014, has seen some progress but too many false dawns. As...

Recovery for all: how the Northern Powerhouse can lead the economic recovery

20.05.20 Polling demonstrates huge support for investment in education, green jobs and fibre broadband Proposals show how the government...

The North and Midlands ‘must take control’ to deliver true benefits of HS2 and NPR, says review

16.10.19 A report by the Northern Powerhouse Independent Review into HS2 says the North and Midlands must take control...