But more money and powers need to be given directly to the North to drive further progress.
Starting with creating a designated channel for them, and continuing by heavily promoting the Registered Travellers Service.
Hosting the 2025 Northern Powerhouse EXPO would be bigger than the Olympics and the World Cup combined.
Corbyn is hopeless in many ways, but he has boosted Labour’s membership to half a million. We need to be ready to counter that.
We want more people to discover the charms of independent retailers, so that they can continue to thrive.