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Whitehall’s “lack of understanding” holding back northern growth, says Chi Onwurah MP - LabourList (opens the original)
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The North’s research strengths will not turn into growth until Whitehall understands the region and investors can be persuaded to look beyond London, Dame Chi Onwurah MP has said. The Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee said government knowledge of places outside the capital was far weaker than most people assume: “Whatever you think might be the limits of that ignorance, multiply it by 10.” Her committee’s Flying Blind report found that the government lacks basic da
Devolution Minister puts councils at heart of next phase of devolution - LabourList (opens the original)
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Councils must be put back on a secure financial footing if the next phase of devolution is to work, Local Government, Devolution and Growth Minister Jim McMahon MP has said. He explained: “There cannot be a mayor without a strategic authority, and there cannot be a strategic authority without the council consenting to it in the first place.” For McMahon, the bigger question is how to rebuild councils so they can cover their bills and restore local services, allowing residents to feel the benefit
Government must support parents as well as schools to cut pupil absences, says Early Education Minister - LabourList (opens the original)
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The Government must support parents as well as schools if it is to bring school absence rates down, Early Education Minister Paul Waugh MP has said, acknowledging that progress stalled last year. Waugh, whose brief includes attendance, was speaking on Monday at a LabourList event held in partnership with Impetus at Labour Party conference. The panel, chaired by Observer political editor Rachel Sylvester, discussed new research by Impetus and Public First into how teachers see the attendance cris
Business rates holding back high streets, warn Chris Evans MP and the Post Office - LabourList (opens the original)
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High street businesses are being held back by a business rates system that favours out-of-town retail, Caerphilly MP Chris Evans has said, while the Post Office said the business rates bill for its branches has significantly increased in the past two years. He said: “If I was to speak to any business owner, the issue they have is business rates.” Retailers in business parks often pay far less than smaller shops in the town centre, and those who feel they have been treated unfairly have little re
Labour must find the words to sum up its purpose, former No 10 adviser says - LabourList (opens the original)
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Labour under Andy Burnham has a clear sense of purpose but has yet to find the language to sum it up, former No 10 director of political operations John McTernan has said. “On the right, they have very straightforward three-word slogans: stop the boats, take back control,” he said. “It’s not so easy to summarise the current Government’s programme in three words.” McTernan, now a senior adviser at Burson Global, was speaking on Monday at a LabourList event held in partnership with the London Scho
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