Levelling up

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

Devolution is an important step towards levelling up, but will be held back unless the central funding system is reformed, writes Daniel Reast

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

Levelling up? This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being impacted by inflation, with the north hit hardest

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

Boston has 15 places to gamble in a square mile. Though the odds may be stacked against them, a group of locals are fighting to stop it becoming a “mini Las Vegas”

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

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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

There are almost no ministers left in Boris Johnson’s flagship ‘levelling up’ department
Conservative chaos

There are almost no ministers left in Boris Johnson’s flagship ‘levelling up’ department

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

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

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country
Levelling Up

How experts think the government should actually be levelling up the country

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

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Building back better? Not for the working class
Opinion

Building back better? Not for the working class

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund – that’s what levelling up really looks like
Opinion

The universal credit uplift and a rent arrears fund – that’s what levelling up really looks like

How many lies has Boris Johnson told from the Conservative Party conference?
Politics

How many lies has Boris Johnson told from the Conservative Party conference?

Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here’s how that’s going
Social Justice

Boris Johnson talked about ‘levelling up’ two years ago. Here’s how that’s going