Jim Pickard ๐
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Deputy Political Editor, Financial Times: Political Journalism team award 2019 (Corbynโs Labour) & 2021 (Greensill Capital)
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http://ft.com 26-08-2009 20:06:27
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๐จ๐จI went to Anglesey Freeport, part of Michael Goveโs โunfinished cathedralโ of levelling upโฆyou can see that freeports make sense locally, as economic place-making tools, even if OBR says theyโll make no odds nationally/1
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Sir Graham Brady has said Tory members should be stripped of their ability to pick the next leader when the party is in government
A leaked recording reveals the 1922 chairman said last week that the current setup is โcrazyโ.
๐Listen here๐
telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/โฆ
Michael Gove has compared the governmentโs levelling-up policy to a half-built cathedral,ย urging critics of the flagship agenda to wait another six years before casting judgment on its progress
Interview by me and Anna Gross with Peter Foster
ft.com/content/d68d96โฆ
โBig ambitions for levelling up UK show only partial progressโ
โ Jim Pickard ๐ leads second part of @ft levelling up series with Amy Borrett and me.
Key fact: itโs started as an Boris Johnson soundbite, and took a long time to flesh out.
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weโve done an @ft deep dive on whether Levelling Up has been a success or not
by me with more words from Peter Foster and data by Amy Borrett
ft.com/content/b95087โฆ