Decision-makers in London are too far removed from many of the communities they seek to help.
We have Rugby’s Lego Trail, a pop-up beach in Stoke, and Wigan splashing out £125,000 on social media campaigning.
The final piece in our series on levelling up comes from our fortnightly columnist – as the White Paper looms.
If health and social care services can be brought together in Wigan, why not in Brighton and Hove?
The first of a ConHome series this week on Boris Johnson’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
Most Tory MPs will be seeing large increases in the housing targets for their seats, while many Labour MPs see their local targets reduced.
Giving a boost to Family Hubs would show a genuine commitment to bolstering the social fabric which binds local communities together.
Two elections after this site’s first meeting with Chris Green, the Tory candidate, the Labour vote is so soft that it could lose Bolton North East.
The new Chancellor should stick to the basics of cutting taxes, spending more on education and rebalancing growth outside of London.
Spending cuts have caused a spirit of innovaton and cultural change in our town halls.
This region shows that Liberal Democrat progress, at the expense of Labour, remains modest.
Instinctively, voters in Leigh will not vote for a candidate that is either from out of town or has a lack of working class attitudes. Sitting in an office does not win any votes here.
For all the talk of levelling up ex-industrial towns, the contract for the scheme has been awarded to a mammoth Chinese state-owned company.