https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/u...?sref=yMmXm5Iy
here's the article it's taken from, a very thorough overview.
you can search for your own constituency at the bottom
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feel free to move to the politics board, but I can't seem to get on there at the moment
https://twitter.com/Joe_Mayes/status...cYbA4Fs7g&s=19
seems like levelling up is going really badly
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/u...?sref=yMmXm5Iy
here's the article it's taken from, a very thorough overview.
you can search for your own constituency at the bottom
one of the only 3 constituencies in Wales that are "levelling up"
appears to be Monmouth
I get the impression that the government will deem levelling up a success if they upgrade a few railway lines oop north.
it isn't easy, projects in London are always going to be more tempting, as the additional money and population there mean that the payback is always better than elsewhere.
the government needs a real desire and to look beyond that and focus on projects that will encourage levelling up, but I don't think they have the will to do.it beyond some empty platitudes
its a flagship policy of the current UK government that aims to reduce the economic and social imbalances in the UK. Thus far its been a lot of rhetoric and political bluster from the Tories rather than any concrete action that will make a difference. Whilst billions are spent on crossrail, there's nothing in the pot to take HS2 to Leeds.
I heard somewhere last week that only around 30% or so of applications by LAs had been successful. not only that, but the levelling up fund is around £1.5bn. That's not going to dent decades of under investment in the regions outwith London and the SouthEast.