Housing policy surely is the driver of the levelling up strategy. What is more significant to a person’s life than where they live? It determines where they shop, how they travel, where they send their children to school, where they work, who they are friends with, and what they believe about our country.
Through my life I have been moved by the value of remaining in my own country whilst simultaneously being able to share in the cultures of another. This is something that is familiar to lots of us and the most compelling reason, to me, for our Union.
On Thursday we were joined by representatives from all four Nations in our United Kingdom to launch Conservative Progress’ Love our Union campaign which will run throughout the next few months.
By focussing on only the short term operational aspect, large office based London businesses may see a slight recovery, but support industries around them may collapse which will lead to longer term pain. On this occasion working together to protect the centre is protecting the rest.
Growth in GDP, from an economic perspective relies on three key areas. The first is labour; both population growth affecting its size and the participation rate. The latter of which will surely take a hit from this crisis.
Education is the silver bullet. In the formative years it gives children the skills to interact properly with their peers; as adolescents it delivers the abilities to contribute meaningfully to society; and as young adults it can deliver advanced knowledge to bring about innovation and societal progression. We must innovate during this crisis if we are to succeed.
