The north will only get a fraction of the £96billion 'rail revolution'.
👉Phase 1 of HS2 accounts for half of that but only goes as far as Birmingham.
👉Half the HS2 budget on the eastern leg has disappeared altogether.
Our analysis for @David_Churchill in @DailyMailUK.
Very positive meeting just now between northern business and civic leaders of our @NP_Partnership and @michaelgove in his first week in office on how we work together to deliver levelling up in the northern powerhouse
Today @NP_Partnership hybrid working proving effective. North West based colleagues have been in office co-located with @ArcadisUK at their #ManchesterCityCentre office, meeting with those of us in #Yorkshire who are working at home today. Those from rest of region on leave today
Great to meet with the @NP_Partnership earlier today to discuss how we can create more opportunity across all parts of the UK and deliver our #PlanForJobs
We, alongside 77 prominent Northern business leaders, wrote to the PM this week to call for:
⭕️A clear route out of lockdown
⭕️Large-scale infrastructure projects, including HS2 and NPR
⭕️A Northern Economic Recovery Plan to boost jobs and promote growth
https://t.co/7NtoGvw5KT
@George_Osborne sets out the "serious economy theory" behind the Northern Powerhouse
While individually these great Northern towns and cities are not big enough to influence the global economy, together they have potential to make a huge punch on the world stage.
#OneNorth
🚨 CALLING ALL BUSINESSES 🚨
We're joining forces with @WANdisco @SheffieldStar and @learnsheffield to provide free laptops to young people in Sheffield as part of the Laptops For Kids campaign.We're encouraging businesses to donate old laptops to help close the digital divide...