Levelling up

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind
Sophie Flinders

Manchester is hailed as a model for regeneration – but gentrification is leaving people behind

The ‘Manchester model’ has been heralded as a housebuilding rush for the country to follow. But Common Wealth’s gentrification index shows there are lessons to be learned over building enough affordable homes to tackle the housing crisis, the think tank’s Sophie Flinders argues

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?
Andrew Carter

Wages outside of London and South East are worse now than in 2008 – can Labour turn things around?

What the average worker earns in the UK has grown very little since the financial crisis of 2008. The government must act now to end this stark pay divide

UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality
Taxes

UK’s tax system lets the wealthy off the hook, report finds – and traps Northerners in inequality

A person in the North of England will have £210,000 less wealth than someone from the Southeast by 2030

Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: ‘Everywhere has been levelled down’
Poverty

Brits are £10,000 poorer now than in 2010, study finds: ‘Everywhere has been levelled down’

Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare
Health

Healthy life expectancy in Liverpool is just 58: Most deprived areas of UK need better healthcare

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Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Poverty

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
Environment

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide
Health inequalities

Women in North East of England nearly twice as likely to die early from suicide, addiction or domestic homicide

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face
John Bird

Drip-feeding support to the poor is not going to solve the crisis we face

The future of levelling up looks bleak – even Labour’s plans will hold back local areas
Daniel Reast

The future of levelling up looks bleak – even Labour’s plans will hold back local areas

This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation
Cost of living crisis

This cost of living calculator shows how different cities in the UK are being hit by inflation

Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back
Gambling

Betting shops are taking over this town. But the locals are fighting back

What should Liz Truss do in her first 100 days to make levelling up happen?
Levelling up

What should Liz Truss do in her first 100 days to make levelling up happen?

Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind
Levelling up

Levelling up? Public spending has increased most in London as the north falls further behind

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs
Levelling Up

Labour would allow communities to crack down on holiday lets and buy failed football clubs

The government’s promise to ‘level up’ parts of the UK has ground to a halt, says Labour
Levelling up

The government’s promise to ‘level up’ parts of the UK has ground to a halt, says Labour

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty
Cost of living crisis

The North East has overtaken London as the region with the highest rate of child poverty

‘Levelling up is impossible with so much change’: Despair as government chaos impacts actual work
Conservative chaos

‘Levelling up is impossible with so much change’: Despair as government chaos impacts actual work

There are almost no ministers left in Boris Johnson’s flagship ‘levelling up’ department
Conservative chaos

There are almost no ministers left in Boris Johnson’s flagship ‘levelling up’ department

Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997
Levelling up

Levelling up? How regional inequality has changed since 1997

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank
Minimum wage

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank

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These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap
Community activism

These people are ‘levelling up’ their area by renovating derelict homes and renting them out on the cheap

Future Generations Bill can do what levelling up plans won’t, Lords meeting hears
Future Generations Bill

Future Generations Bill can do what levelling up plans won’t, Lords meeting hears

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month
cost of living crisis

A million people say they went a whole day without eating last month

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper
Levelling up

What people are saying about the long-awaited levelling up white paper