Public spending in the north falls behind rest of England despite Tory government's Levelling Up agenda

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IPPR North - a branch of the Institute for Public Policy Research - said that, despite Boris Johnson’s repeated pledges to level up the country, “money simply hasn’t followed the rhetoric”.

Their analysis of ONS figures found that per-person public spending in the north went from being £246 higher than the England average in 2019, the year Mr Johnson took office, to £86 under the average in 2021.

Although public spending has increased in every region of England in recent years, the think tank said investment in the north is now lower, and has grown less than in other parts of the country.

Labour called the figures “scandalous” and said they showed “regional inequality has got worse since Boris Johnson became prime minister”.

But a government spokesperson said they do not recognise the figures and insisted they were pressing “full steam ahead with levelling up the north”.

Promises and Lies … :roll_eyes:

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If they fell for it and voted for him expecting him to keep his promises, then they were gullible fools

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That part of the article made me laugh out loud. It is the notion that if one does not look at the figures, and do not listen to anyone referring the figures, and purposefully ignore the figures … then, look, the figures do not exist. So all is well.
How the government spokesperson has learnt at the feet of their masters. You will do well grasshopper. Now practise not answering a question and making empty promises instead.

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@Maree , The voters didnt vote for levelling up Maree,
They voted for BREXIT !!
And they didnt get that either ??

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Well, there you go then, gullible fools on two counts :rofl:

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Is it because Nicola S wants to be independant to England that Bj is holding on to the money " just in-case ".