Emerging signs of productivity growth across the North of England
28.06.24 There are signs of a productivity resurgence in pockets of the North of England, according to researchers at...
Read moreDevolution 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...
Read moreNPP spring budget submission 2024
26.01.2024 The Treasury pays a heavy price for the Northern economy’s continued underperformance. Our analysis of ONS data has...
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 moreIs 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...
Read moreMayoral 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 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 moreWe 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...
Read morePower 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...
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