The Secretary of State for Levelling Up reviews the Government’s plans for improving life chances and growth across the North.
It marks a shift from his original vision, which placed a much greater emphasis on individual schools having the freedom to do their own thing.
“The Treasury Finance Ministry view of the world isn’t about structural reform to increase the productive capacity of the economy.”
Last week’s confidence vote leaves the Government right about the Protocol’s operability but less capable of acting to improve it.
For all the Government’s faults and Johnson’s flaws, it’s untrue that Conservative Ministers make no difference – as the sacking of Qari Asim demonstrates.
Declining home ownership amongst the young is an existential threat to the Conservative Party. Yesterday’s announcements were not equal to the task.
The Government seems to have no plan to communicate as cost of living woes multiply. Here’s a first stab at one.
The Government must understand our success – and remember why the Conservatives battled so hard to get into power in the first place.
The fourth part of a ConHome series this week on housing and planning in the wake of the Queen’s Speech.
The second part of a ConHome series this week on housing and planning in the wake of the Queen’s Speech.
The Levelling Up Secretary’s proposal is neither a serious attempt to reform the upper house, or improve life chances above Watford Gap.
The Government could dangle before the EU another gain it wants in order to win a revised Protocol.
The Education Secretary will have powers to decide key details later, without parliamentary oversight – such as sharing children’s sensitive personal data.