The cost to the taxpayer of institutional care is huge while the outcomes are awful. Finding alternatives should be made a much higher priority.
Towards the end of the nineteenth century Britain began to cede market share in industries such as coal mining, textiles, iron, steel, and shipbuilding.
Our main proposal is the establishment of a new organisation – a Network for Communities – dedicated to helping communities organise themselves.
This is too important an issue for too many people for ‘the optics of a fight with Labour’ to be the primary motivation.
The Secretary of State for Levelling Up reviews the Government’s plans for improving life chances and growth across the North.
An introduction to today’s conference with Ben Houchen, before a panel discuss levelling up.
Celebrating our heritage, protecting the green belt, and encouraging healthy living, they reflect the renewal of the West Midlands.
Sunak is unquestionably in the strongest position, but he has never appeared keen on the levelling-up agenda.
It means the high skilled, high paid jobs that local people want – with the training and qualifications they need to grab those opportunities.
As more localised bodies, town and parish councils give the opportunity to concentrate on the smaller, but meaningful, issues on their doorsteps.
The authors reply to William Atkinson – who suggested a week ago on this site that it should not.
If the party really wants to honour its past, then it must face up to problems of the present.
The second part of a ConHome series this week on housing and planning in the wake of the Queen’s Speech.
Despite being stuffed with bills, the Government’s agenda looked confused, with not enough effort made to address the cost-of-living crisis and stagflation.
The infrastructure levy in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will not spur more affordable housing where it is needed.