What policies can level up economic performance?
How important are the economic aspects of levelling up, as opposed to other missions to increase pride in place and wellbeing?
![Professor Bart Van Ark, Adam Hawksbee and Dr Gemma Tetlow on stage at the IfG.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_desktop/public/2023-06/levelling-up-economic-performance-1504x846px.jpg?h=dd1b06b1&itok=IsKRNrs4)
How important are the economic aspects of levelling up, as opposed to other missions to increase pride in place and wellbeing?
Anneliese Dodds MP joined us to discuss what the UK's economic challenges mean for the levelling up agenda.
The next month will be a crucial test of the government’s ability to deliver the levelling up white paper’s devolution vision.
The white paper does not provide a clear-sighted diagnosis for tackling regional inequalities.
Ethical scandals, like the election betting furore, disrupt the ability of governments to deliver on their political priorities.