Libertarians hated it, but the sugar tax might just have worked
Researchers think it could have helped prevent obesity. Now there are calls to extend the levy and use it to…
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Where has the levelling-up fund money been distributed?
As the second tranche of successful bids are announced, we look at where investment has headed so far.
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Up north, Gove quotes Engels and criticises our broken economic model – but he’s stuck for solutions
At the annual Convention of the North, the Levelling Up Secretary was big on rhetoric but short on substance.
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Where next for levelling up?
Conservatives are fuming over “begging bowl” culture, while Labour waits in the wings with its own version of the plan.
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Levelling-up fund is poor compensation for the ravages of austerity
The latest £2bn round of levelling-up funding is a drop in the ocean compared with the fall in local authority…
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“Levelling up” was always a farcical vanity project
It was the latest iteration of Boris Johnson's monument-building – funnelling money into headline-grabbing developments.
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The legislative battles to watch out for in 2023
UK policymakers and experts reveal the legislation and policy initiatives they have their eye on as parliament returns.
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Rishi Sunak faces a new Tory revolt over levelling up favouritism
As the south wins out over the north, the government can’t pretend the money exists to address regional inequalities.
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