Special report: Joining up the dots for a Greater North

IMPROVING transport links and bringing the cities of the North closer together to boost and develop economy growth was the raison d’etre behind the original concept of the Northern Powerhouse.

The prize for linking up the cities and creating a globally competitive region still remains great. The Northern Independent Economic Review, commissioned by Transport for the North, revealed the potential to add £97bn and 850,000 more jobs to the UK by 2050.

And transport and connectivity was the number one issue... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...