The council’s chief executive is standing down and the champion of the Northern Powerhouse is no longer chancellor. What are the prospects for the North West’s biggest city? Louisa Clarence-Smith reports. Photos by James White
London may pull in talent from around the world but there is no shortage of possibilities elsewhere.
The phrase Northern Powerhouse is two years old next week. What is the reality behind the chancellor’s aspiration?
From broadband provision to energy supply to transport improvements, the road to better infrastructure will be smoother in some places than others
It is more useful to think of Manchester as a city transforming rather than a city transformed
The property world agrees: The North is a good bet. And with almost half the region’s Q1 investment coming from overseas, domestic confidence is set to soar. By Andy Coyne
Having been branded England’s most deprived town, Oldham is fighting back with new retail and leisure space and a revamped downtown culture, all fuelled by new tram links and public cash
The downturn nearly finished off its development arm, but eight years later Manchester-based Ask is at the top of its game following backing from construction giant Carillion in January
MIPIM 2016: There is genuine concern among Manchester’s property fraternity about a recession-induced talent gap.
Chancellor George Osborne’s northern powerhouse is intended as a counterbalance to the South East’s economic dominance, and will work only if Manchester and its less developed rival cities can form a cohesive entity. David Thame gives an overview of the project and the obstacles it must overcome
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