Read: Accountancy can play a major role in shaping the levelling-up agenda
With its unparalleled reach and influence across business, accountancy can play a major role in shaping the levelling-up agenda, says former government minister and chartered accountant Justine Greening.
Read: East Suffolk and North Essex backs levelling up framework
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) has become one of the first NHS Trusts to commit to a new set of levelling up measurements.
Read: Aldermore commits to supporting levelling up the UK
Aldermore, the specialist banking group, has committed to play a key role in levelling up the UK by leading on a new set of Levelling Up Goals.
Read: Lendlease commits to Levelling Up
The multinational construction company Lendlease has committed to levelling up the UK through a partnership with former Education Secretary Justine Greening.
Read: North Sea green energy could overtake oil and gas by 2030, says study
The UK’s half-century legacy as a leading offshore oil and gas hub will be eclipsed by the North Sea’s fast-growing green energy industry within the next decade, according to new research.
Read: A million over-65s ‘still at risk of loneliness as UK lockdown eases’
A review by 10 leading charities has found that a million people over 65 in the UK are likely to remain at risk of chronic loneliness despite the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
Read: 'Levelling up' must be more targeted, say peers
The PM's "levelling up" plans need to be more targeted to prevent deprived areas being "short-changed", say peers.
Read: Senior civil servants as privileged as they were 50 years ago
Senior civil servants are as privileged today as 50 years ago, with fewer than one in five coming from a working-class background.
Read: Electric cars: ‘Huge challenge’ to switch all new cars to zero emissions by 2035
The government is facing a “huge challenge” to switch all new cars to zero-emission models in the next 14 years because of high costs and a shortage of roadside chargers, according to MPs.
Read: Obesity-linked hospital admissions pass one million for first time
Hospital admissions linked to obesity in England topped one million for the first time last year, according to NHS figures.
Read: How my mother and I invented ‘levelling up’ in 2014 - but Boris Johnson was the only top Tory paying attention
Justine Greening talks about how she invented the phrase levelling up in 2014 with her mum.
Read: Cop26 UN climate conference to go ahead in person in Glasgow
A pivotal UN climate conference will go ahead in person in Glasgow in November but special measures will be needed to ensure that the thousands of delegates from more than 190 countries do not spread coronavirus, according to the minister leading the event.
Read: We need a grassroots approach to levelling up
Read Justine Greening’s thoughts on levelling up on the back of last week’s election results.
Read: Marjon backs levelling up
Plymouth Marjon University has partnered with former Education Secretary Justine Greening and signed up to a new levelling up framework.
Read: Junk food ads banned online and before 9pm on television
A total ban will be imposed on advertising unhealthy food online with ministers saying Covid-19 shows the need to get serious about obesity.
Read: Queen’s speech unveils Johnson’s plans on free speech, policing and voter ID
Announcing the list of planned new bills in a relatively minimalist ceremony with only 74 people in the Lords chamber and much of the usual pomp pared back, the Queen began by saying the overall aim was to “level up opportunities” across the UK.
Read: Levelling up mental health
Over the last year there has been a growing awareness of the importance of good mental health and wellbeing. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, run by the Mental Health Foundation, and the themes from it will resonate loudly with many people.
Read: Government to publish Levelling Up White Paper
The Government will publish a landmark Levelling Up White Paper later this year, articulating how bold new policy interventions will improve opportunity and boost livelihoods across the country as we recover from the pandemic.
Read: New awards launched to celebrate higher education levelling up champions
New awards have been launched to celebrate the work of universities across the UK who are leading the way in levelling up.
Read: UK Power Networks leads the way in Levelling Up
Securing equal opportunities for the communities it serves is the driving force for UK Power Networks today becoming the first distribution network operator to partner with the country’s largest social mobility plan.