The Policy Ask with Alfie Stirling: “It’s all about trying to fail in the most successful way possible”
The economist on energy tariffs, reforming benefits and why drastic action is needed to rebuild society.
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Is Andy Burnham preparing for a new job?
If not, why is the Greater Manchester mayor’s director departing?
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What does the Budget mean for levelling up?
Four takeaways for the regions from the Chancellor’s announcement: more powers, but little reprieve from austerity pressures.
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What’s causing HS2’s endless downgrades and delays?
“The people’s railway”has been undermined by the UK’s disjointed approach to policy and planning.
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The latest HS2 delay shows the Tories are still putting the north second
This decision adds to growing evidence that the government has stopped caring about the Red Wall.
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Bev Craig: “For the vast majority, the economy simply isn’t good enough”
The council leader on the “Manchester Model” and Labour’s national missions.
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The myths of “the north”
Alex Niven’s The North Will Rise Again is a missed chance – a sustained swipe at a government long gone…
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Levelling up won’t happen until the UK solves its drugs problem
There is a clear link between deprivation and drug misuse.
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From the NS archive: Bricks and mortality
20 May 1933: An experiment in Stockton-on-Tees shows the effect of hygienic housing and proper nutrition on a population’s health.
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Rishi Sunak’s transport cuts are a false economy – and the whole country will pay the price
The Chancellor’s self-imposed straitjacket on infrastructure spending means that difficult decisions need to be made on capital projects, however valuable…
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