State of the North 2021/22: Powering northern excellence

Two years on from the UK government’s promise to level up, the rhetoric has reached fever pitch, but its definition and the policies to deliver it remain elusive.

This year’s State of the North report highlights the gap between promises and reality on levelling up. We need to further empower those across the North who are already levelling up for themselves, and make sure no place or community is left behind.

To underpin this objective we provide three missions for a prosperous North that offer a clear roadmap for central government, mayors, combined authorities, local government and communities to ensure levelling up succeeds, and the North can thrive:

building a new economy that promotes widespread prosperity
making the North the engine of the net zero transition
providing everyone with access to high-quality, life-long education.

State of the North 2021/22: Powering northern excellence

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