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By: Koen Lamberts

Koen Lamberts is president and vice-chancellor at the University of Sheffield.

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  • ‘Levelling up’ is as important for London as it is for the rest of the country

    ‘Levelling up’ is as important for London as it is for the rest of the UK

    For many years there have been calls to bridge the UK’s stark north-south divide. These have come under many badges, from “rebalancing the economy” to “building a Northern Powerhouse”. Now, “levelling up” is the choice term for a government ambitious to deliver for voters who tore down Labour’s so-called “red wall” in December’s election. It [...]

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