Inequality between British areas shouldn’t be a brand new drawback and Rachel Reeves shouldn’t be the primary chancellor to wish to shut the hole. In 2014, George Osborne promised a “northern powerhouse” to rival the dominance of London and the south-east. He pledged devolution and funding in infrastructure to attach northern cities, to unlock productiveness and progress.
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