northern powerhouse

Jake Berry makes comparison despite the existence of football clubs in the south and ballet in the north.
Inequality is not just a drag on the economic potential of the UK’s regions; it is shortening people’s lives, writes former head of civil service Bob Kerslake.
Our northern towns and the people that live in them will be critical to whether Boris Johnson returns to Downing Street or not, economist Jim O'Neill writes.
A thinktank has warned of the negative impact increased water scarcity could have on the Northern Powerhouse project as a whole
The number of children in poverty in the north increased by 200,000 since the agenda was unveiled.
George Osborne's plan to eradicate the North-South divide and unite our great northern cities was, and is, exciting – but there's still unacceptable inequalities, Prof Dame Nancy Rothwell writes
HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail are key to adding billions to Manchester's economic output
A report into the government's plans recommend the concept be led by the north, not Whitehall.
It's estimated businesses have lost almost £38 million because of Northern Rail disruption.
Jim O'Neill was the first to resign when Theresa May became PM.