North of England Speakers

North of England Speakers: George Osborne’s original Northern Powerhouse is a controversial idea that divides opinions. Specialist Speakers lined up both for and against the Chancellor speak on jobs, training, housing, the NHS and the development of transport including Trans-Pennine rail electrification and HS2. Regional devolution is coming – beginning with with ‘Devo-Manc’ in Greater Manchester, soon to be followed by other regions including the North East. Speakers explain how the changes are not only important for The North, explaining and forecasting the implications for the whole of the UK.