Like Margaret Thatcher, he does not regard the preservation of the status quo as either morally acceptable or practically possible:
It contributes a tidy £6.75 billion in GVA to the national economy each year as a net contributor to Treasury coffers.
The last in our series: how the 2017 generation of winners from Labour, increased their majorities.
Amidst the gathering leadership election debate, there is a lack of focus on who such voters are and where they live.
Her bid to woo Labour Commons votes for a Brexit deal is part of a wider gambit.
But more money and powers need to be given directly to the North to drive further progress.
A running list of the current Members of Parliament, of all parties, who aren’t seeking to stand again.
But more money and powers need to be given directly to the North to drive further progress.