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Can hosting big sporting tournaments like the Open bring benefits for the North?

They can, but only if communities and regions are considered from the beginning.

Here's @northernmaeve for @BBCNWT 👇

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💰 @ManCityCouncil has plans to expand the city centre area as part of its local plan

🔑 Unlocking wider regional growth to the rest of Greater Manchester is key to ensuring no borough or resident is left behind

👇See what we had to say on this here:
https://t.co/jswjttVOxC

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⛳Tee-rific news for the North West today!

🏌‍For the 1st time in a generation, the women & men's Open Championship will be held in the North-West this summer

🏆 We hit the green to discuss how this could generate growth & benefit communities

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https://t.co/9i2ePR5gOU

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And it's not just the Olympics that could be moving North... Look to our latest post to find out the tee⛳️👀

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London’s Olympic stadium cost £800m to convert. Sadiq Khan called it “the worst deal…imaginable.” Manchester’s? £42m.

The North knows how to do legacy - and a Northern Olympics would be transformative

Read more from @myrtleboat in the @FT today ⤵️

https://t.co/c4mwSYBjrF

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London’s Olympic stadium cost £800m to convert. Sadiq Khan called it “the worst deal…imaginable.” Manchester’s? £42m.

The North knows how to do legacy - and a Northern Olympics would be transformative

Read more from @myrtleboat in the @FT today ⤵️

https://t.co/c4mwSYBjrF

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Our analysis of the latest NEET figures just released by the ONS finds two concerning trends:

1⃣ The number of young people who are NEET could rise from around one in eight today to one in six by the end of 2029.

2⃣ The recent rise has been driven mainly by young people who are economically inactive — meaning they are not in work and are not currently looking for work — rather than unemployed young people who are actively seeking a job. Three in five NEET young people are inactive, and this group accounts for two-thirds of the increase since 2021.

We're wasting a generation’s talent, skill, and potential. The government must act urgently, so that young people are supported to live a life of opportunity, that gives them a sense of self-worth.

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People don’t trust politicians, and that’s a problem😶

😱New polling shows just 5% of GM residents trust politicians.

👊We think citizen’s assemblies could be part of the solution. Take a look…

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https://t.co/FfEoDOTmtH

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📈The North just got a big investment boost...

£120 million of investment unlocked in Manchester; 4,000 jobs backed in Durham; 1,600 homes in Sheffield, stuff communities have waited years for.

PLUS CX doubled down on her commitment to a fiscal devolution roadmap by Autumn...

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

For fiscal devo to deliver, it needs to:
➡️ Give mayors a share of the taxes they generate, so they are rewarded for investing in growth
➡️ Build in tools for every type of economy, not just what works in GMCA or Birmingham
➡️ Redistribute, so poorer areas aren’t left behind

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Equalising Capital Gains Tax (CGT) with Income Tax is a no brainer. Here's why:

👉 It would raise around £14bn a year.

👉 It is only paid by around 0.65% of the adult population (350,000 people), but most CGT revenue only comes from the 0.02% of the population who make gains of over £1 million.

👉 Politicians of all stripes believe it is fair to tax work and wealth the same. It was famously pro-growth Conservative chancellor Nigel Lawson who equalised CGT with income tax rates in the first place.

👉 A cleaner going to work should not pay more tax than someone who gets their income from shares or investments.

👉 It's a tax rise that wouldn't hamper growth, investment or entrepreneurialism. It is a tax rise supported by millionaires (@PatMillsUK).

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🚌Buses are essential for so many people across the North!

They connect us to family and friends, work and leisure, and widen our opportunities and worlds everyday, not just in the summer hols!

+ great to see the positive impacts of devolution, given this scheme began in WMCA!

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Children in England to be offered free bus trips this August https://t.co/4yEiu8rUno

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🤝 | NEW: At IPPR North, recent polling shows trust in politicians, MPs & Parliament is at rock bottom.

Today, IPPR launched a new report on how to rebuild democratic trust in Parliament.

Take a look 👇
https://t.co/mHRZom0YtH

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The Olympics has never come to the North. It's time that changed.

Here's why a Northern Games would be game changing 🏅⬇️

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💭| NEW: Ever wondered what life is like at the leading think tank for the North of England?

@northernmaeve gives an insight 👇

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In case you were wondering…

Here’s a look at a day in the life of a think tanker at @IPPRNorth 🤓

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🚆HS2 was never about speed, it was about infrastructure. Somewhere along the way, that got lost. Now we have neither.

14 years on, the north still runs on Victorian railways. Delays, disruption, stress for millions just trying to get to work.

NPR cannot become the next HS2.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

HS2 failings blamed on high-speed focus and political pressure https://t.co/PhZv499bwq

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👑| NEW: Key takeaways from the King's Speech that everyone in the North should know👇

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Big news for the North in the King's Speech today.

From Northern Powerhouse Rail to the Visitor Levy, there's real potential for growth in our region.

But if govt want to make real, tangible change for the north, they must go further, faster to make life fairer.

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"My government believes that the United Kingdom's economic security depends on raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom"

King Charles unveils the government's planned new laws at the State Opening of Parliament

Follow live: https://t.co/KAbXByemX3

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🗳️NEW: "The higher-than-expected turnout in these local elections showed voters were ready to demand change. Local leaders need more political and fiscal autonomy than ever to deliver for their residents."

✏️Read more from @RyanSwift93 for @politicshome

https://t.co/IuvF4I7Jgb

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It’s time for a decisive shift in Britain’s approach to Europe.

Starmer has been signalling that he is willing to think differently - including through the youth experience scheme - but now is the time to be bolder.

The King’s Speech should mark a first step, with legislation enabling closer alignment with European rules in key areas to boost trade and support living standards.

But one step only takes you so far. The government needs a broader plan for a new UK-EU relationship - not constrained by old red lines, but driven by what is best for Britain.