Keep North transport plans

Nearly a year into the pandemic, where are we with the government’s levelling up agenda for the North? Jim’s blog reports on a Downtown event where bosses of Local Enterprise Partnerships cast a critical eye on minister’s approach to the crisis.

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Government support for business is not working

“All the evidence shows that the Chancellor’s actions are not helping prop up the UK economy – Government support for business is not working” – that is the conclusion of Frank McKenna, the Chief Executive of business lobby group Downtown in Business.

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