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Reporting and commentary on the government’s levelling up agenda.
Starving councils of much-needed finance will prove to be a false economy.
ByThe chief executive of the National Infrastructure Commission on remote working, devolution and the need to accelerate green energy…
ByPolling shared exclusively with Spotlight finds that most workers think their job does them harm.
ByThe CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
BySupport for international trade underpins growth.
ByResearch finds the UK’s measly paternity leave is a drag on the economy.
ByNew housebuilding and planning policies need to boost local economies, not just landowners and developers.
ByThe controversial initiative has come under fire from local leaders.
ByA special podcast from Spotlight, the New Statesman’s policy supplement.
Local authorities don’t have the resources or skills to uphold regulation of the private rented sector.
ByLocal governments across England are worried about their finances, and we should be too.
ByPwC’s Good Growth for Cities Report shows that empowering local leaders is central to closing the economic gap between…
ByNine in ten under-25s consider being able to afford food aspirational – the government must start involving them in…
ByLondon’s Mayor still needs to figure out the financing, staffing and investment to deliver his flagship pledge, according to…
ByAt a New Statesman conference, the West Midlands mayor said it should have been clear the policy was more…
ByBusiness is deserting the UK as a place to invest.
ByThe government is currently consulting on whether to regulate holiday rentals commonly advertised on platforms like Airbnb.
ByThe Mayor of the West Midlands on how the “landmark” shift of powers from Whitehall to his authority will…
ByLabour's shadow levelling up minister, Alex Norris, on the opposition's plans for devolution and regional policy.
ByInflation is affecting local government delivery everywhere.
ByOur new deals will hand strong, effective metro mayors the tools they need to grow their regions.
ByWe need intervention to close widening regional divides.
ByLifelong learning and regional growth are vital for levelling up.
ByExpert comment and analysis from Alex Norris MP, Dehenna Davison MP and Andy Street.
ByTransport for the North’s chief executive on devolution, infrastructure delivery, and his role in the Olympic opening ceremony.
ByExclusive New Statesman polling reveals what local councillors really think of the government’s flagship regional policy agenda.
ByAn exclusive New Statesman survey reveals waning support for the government’s flagship policy.
ByA New Statesman poll suggests local government representatives are ambivalent about Labour’s election chances.
ByIf the TaxPayers’ Alliance is so opposed to high pay, why does it want to abolish the top rate…
ByNew figures show that the number of people dying while homeless rose 20 per cent in England and Wales…
ByThe chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership on devolution, HS2 and dealing with the Treasury’s red tape.
ByVoters in Scott Benton's constituency reflect on the "levelling up" agenda.
ByThe Levelling Up Secretary has promised local authorities will keep all the money from the sale of council homes…
ByNatWest’s SME Taskforce welcomed the government’s focus on childcare, but felt that an opportunity to back small enterprises had…
To truly rebalance the UK’s economy, central government needs to devolve more fiscal power to local leaders.
ByThe chief executive of the Centre for Progressive Policy on the vital importance of wraparound school provision, adult skills…
BySpeaking at the New Statesman Future Generations conference, panellists discussed how to prevent young people from losing faith in…
Sophie Howe, the nation’s first-ever commissioner for future generations, on what it takes to prioritise well-being over GDP.
ByWe need a wider cohort of policymakers to make society fairer, says Felicia Odamtten, founder of the Black Economists…
ByFour takeaways for the regions from the Chancellor’s announcement: more powers, but little reprieve from austerity pressures.
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