The effect of the train strikes on attendance, the trauma of recent years, and the change in the nature of the Tory Conference itself leave the question hanging.
Sunak is unquestionably in the strongest position, but he has never appeared keen on the levelling-up agenda.
The Industrial Revolution wrought enormous change, enriching the country and its people. It was a force for global good and thank goodness for it.
At the heart of the Midlands Engine’s strategy is a desire to collaborate, particularly in sectors vital to the low carbon transition.
Today the Dormant Assets Bill will have its second reading in the House of Commons. It offers imaginative proposals for ministers.
It won’t be sufficient to cover the costs just for the lowest income voters – most voters will need environmentally sustainable options to be heavily subsided.
I believe I am the right person to deliver a renewed Committee that can serve the best interests of voters up and down the country.
The first of a mini-series of pieces on ConHome this week about the most distinctive of the Prime Minister’s big aims.
Labour isn’t focused on the second, preferring to blame others for problems, and too many of its activists aren’t the first, either.
Voters across the political spectrum are united in their wish to see more done here.
The crisis has tended to hit communities which were already struggling the hardest.
The Government can’t deliver levelling up without more supply-side change, localism and public service reform.
The Centre for Social Justice’s new report sets out in detail how the programme could be increased from 2,000 to 16,500 places.
Smart energy systems can use the power of digital to enable significant savings, boost employment, and provide necessary infrastructure for renewables.