Levelling up

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
Environment

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar

This week the government said it would ease EU-era rules preventing rivers from being polluted to build more houses. Here’s why it’s angered environmental campaigners

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide
Health inequalities

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide

A new report has found that women in the North East face health inequalities as a result of the “triple shock” of austerity, the pandemic and cost of living crisis

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face
John Bird

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face

Social security is not sufficient to help the poor. It needs to be raised if we are ever to help people out of poverty

The future of levelling up looks bleak – even Labour’s plans will hold back local areas
Daniel Reast

The future of levelling up looks bleak – even Labour’s plans will hold back local areas

This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation
Cost of living crisis

This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation

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Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back
Gambling

Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back

What should Liz Truss do in her first 100 days to make levelling up happen?
Levelling up

What should Liz Truss do in her first 100 days to make levelling up happen?

How broken is the UK’s public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out
Levelling up

How broken is the UK’s public transport? I spent all day on buses to find out

Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind
Levelling up

Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs
Levelling Up

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs

The government’s promise to ‘level up’ parts of the UK has ground to a halt, says Labour
Levelling up

The government’s promise to ‘level up’ parts of the UK has ground to a halt, says Labour

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
Cost of living crisis

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty

‘Levelling up is impossible with so much change’: Despair as government chaos impacts actual work
Conservative chaos

‘Levelling up is impossible with so much change’: Despair as government chaos impacts actual work

Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
Levelling up

Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank
Minimum wage

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank

One in five regularly work from home as the government urges return to offices
Flexible working

One in five regularly work from home as the government urges return to offices

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
Community activism

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap

Future Generations Bill can do what levelling up plans won’t, Lords meeting hears
Future Generations Bill

Future Generations Bill can do what levelling up plans won’t, Lords meeting hears

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month
cost of living crisis

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper
Levelling up

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper

The government’s levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago
Levelling Up

The government’s levelling up policies are very similar to axed plans from 5 years ago

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Levelling up: Government ‘recycling old policies’ to distract from Partygate, says Labour
Levelling Up

Levelling up: Government ‘recycling old policies’ to distract from Partygate, says Labour

A Tory peer received £330,000 to fix potholes from the government levelling-up fund
Levelling up

A Tory peer received £330,000 to fix potholes from the government levelling-up fund

Health inequalities: How does your area of England compare to others?
Social Justice

Health inequalities: How does your area of England compare to others?

Building back better? Not for the working class
Opinion

Building back better? Not for the working class