Isn't it rare to see some good news for onceBBC News - Chesham and Amersham by-election won by Lib Dem’s
I understand local issues regarding housing planning and HS2 played a huge part in the vote swing so I would be wary of reading too much in to it on a national scale.
Not only one fewer seat in parliament for this government but a credible performance from the Greens too.
Makes the decision to put the Treasury-outside-London in Darlington look silly, as it always was.
Lack of agglomeration effects because there are no other firms or organisations there that cover the same ground, making cross-fertilisation of ideas or staff impossible. They should have put the Treasury North in Leeds where there is an existing finance industry. Or at the very least in another major city.
I’d argue that moving large parts of the BBC to Salford* has had a big effect on the area. Not just house prices and new salaries - also makes the area feel more important - that it matters.
I’d argue that moving large parts of the BBC to Salford* has had a big effect on the area. Not just house prices and new salaries - also makes the area feel more important - that it matters. *this was largely a govt steered decision non?
Ultimately the whole thing that Johnson has about trying to move government departments around the country in the name of levelling up is f_ ing stupid. Levelling up might be investing in areas to improve education, local infrastructure and housing by improving local authority funding. But they won't do that because Boris Johnson likes building big shiny things instead.
To me “levelling up” doesn’t mean just creating a few ‘mini Londons’ in Manchester and Leeds with inflated house prices and swanky bars
I think we'll have to agree to disagree about this, moving departments around and big infrastructure might have some positive effects but in my opinion a lot of negatives compared to spending on unsexy things like skills training, and local transport.
If the future is remote working (or “hybrid” working), why not just set up a few “touchdown” hubs around the country and let people live and work where they want?
Clearly all this is too complex and requires too much sustained focus for Mr Johnson's tadpole-like concentration span, but it's nice to dream.
Have you SEEN how the Tory Party has been operating over the last decade or so?!We are existing in a post-shame Tory majority. No transgression is too great to warrant a resignation, and even if they do go, they're back in 9-12 months in the next reshuffle.