Ministers must not forget that parts of the South East, including some coastal communities, are as in need of attention as anywhere else.
Gove is ready to localise as much either as he wants to or as his colleagues will let him, or both. I hope it’s work in progress.
Regional disparities can do huge damage to growth. Here are five reasons why the Government’s mission makes sense from every angle.
Many areas in most need of transformation lack civil society organisations and miss out on the giving which supports them.
It boosts local economies and creates jobs, while it also provides tangible evidence of improvement in regions.
While most people can’t formulate specific policies, their views are useful in conceptualising them in broad terms.
The problem is that spiralling spending demands quickly use up the options which voters don’t notice. Eventually you need other big sources of revenue,
Now is the time to build the partnerships and financial support that will enable us to deliver on a vision for our communities.
I take issue with Henry Hill’s recent article for ConservativeHome on the matter. Here’s why.
The first of a mini-series of pieces on ConHome this week about the most distinctive of the Prime Minister’s big aims.
Housebuilding is actually popular, has been for years and this is true in every part of the country and for every demographic.
With economics, sleaze and environmentalism off the table, Labour is only left with the culture wars to fight the Tories on.
It now needs to get real. This is clearly the plan in the next few months, starting with the Queen’s Speech tomorrow, leading to the Levelling Up paper.
Medway, the unitary authority for my constituency of Gillingham and Rainham, is in the top 22 per cent of the most deprived areas for education in England.
Census data may reveal once again that the UK has an ageing population, but in some ‘true blue’ Conservative seats, voters are only getting younger.