What does the government really mean by “levelling up”?
Boris Johnson’s slogan needs substance, says the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury.
By
Devolution
Latest in
Devolution
Andy Burnham: “The problem now is, to a large degree, the Chancellor”
The Greater Manchester mayor on his battle with the government over Covid-19 restrictions and feeling “semi-detached” from Labour.
By
“I’m not contemplating loss”: Richard Leonard fights back
In an exclusive interview with the New Statesman, the Scottish Labour leader speaks of his “anger” at calls for his…
By
British devolution isn’t built for a crisis like Covid-19
The health crises envisaged when the devolved institutions were created could be solved using the policy levers available to devolved parliaments…
By
Justin Welby exposes a fundamental contradiction of Boris Johnson’s government
The Archbishop of Canterbury condemns an “addiction to centralisation”.
By
Councils face post-Covid cuts of £2bn, report says
“Perfect storm” of financial pressures could stay with councils for years to come, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
By
Westminster’s U-turn over exam grades is a case study in how not to use algorithms
With no actual data, the government fell foul of the “garbage in, garbage out” problem.
By
The Scottish government has got it badly wrong over its exam results
England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s governments should learn from its mistake ahead of their own exam results on 13 August.
By