Does the North need its Powerhouse?

By Ed Cox | 18 October 2016
  • Ed Cox

After a summer of wobbles, it is now apparent to many in the commentariat that the Northern Powerhouse lives on.

Theresa May’s repeated support for the scheme – not least in her maiden leader’s speech at Tory conference – and a new Northern Powerhouse Institute led by Osborne himself have convinced many the Powerhouse is in safe hands under the new administration.

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