IPPR North reacts to the Mais Lecture: Time for the North to rival the South (opens in new tab)

The leading think tank in the north of England has reacted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual Mais Lecture:Mirte Boot, Principal Research Fellow and Interim Head of IPPR North said:“The UK is still one of the most regionally unequal places in Europe, with jobs and opportunity concentrated in places like London, Oxford and Cambridge. A young person growing up in the North shouldn’t have to look down South to imagine success."So, the Chancellor’s announcement, promising £1.7bn to city-...