Northern Powerhouse 'undermined' by austerity, five years on

In June 2019 we reported on claims that the Northern Powerhouse was being "undermined" by austerity despite signs of economic growth.

The Northern Powerhouse was first mentioned by the then Chancellor George Osborne in June 2014, when he outlined an ambition to bring together the cities, towns and rural communities of the north of England to fuel economic growth through modern transport links, devolved powers and increased investment.

Get the data

• XLSX: Analysis by IPPR of Treasury and ONS data

Quotes and interviews

• Luke Raikes, Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) North
• Andy Burnham, Mayor for Greater Manchester
• Dan Jarvis, Mayor of the Sheffield City Region and Labour MP
• Judith Blake, leader, Leeds City Council
• Ben Houchen, mayor of Tees Valley
• Government spokeswoman

Visualisation

• Bar chart: Rise or fall in the number of jobs in each region (Percentage change between June 2014 and March 2019)
• Bar chart: Transport spending per person in each region