The Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) project, previously known as HS3, was first promised by the Coalition Government in 2014 as … Continue reading “The railroad to serfdom”

Since the Brexit vote, it has become the conventional wisdom that there is a backlash against globalisation by the left-behind. … Continue reading “The case against “rebalancing the economy””

There have been various attempts to regenerate the cities of the North over the last fifty years or so. All … Continue reading “Re-heating regional policy: flaws in the ‘Northern Powerhouse’”