i'm joined now by henri musion, director of the northern powerhouse partnership, is in ilkley in west so your reaction to this announcement? i think it is welcome. the green book is one of a series of linked issues, the government don't prepare enough major projects in the north historically. when andy burnham was a minister, he was given crossrail wrong. no one had prepared anything of a similar impact and reach. what this will do is link to other areas of change to happen in the north so the change for transport in the north and the metro mayors who will develop the scheme is needed in the north. they will avoid the transport methodology and the wider cost benefit appraisal causing issues in the system. there are causing issues in the system. there a re lots of causing issues in the system. there are lots of things which have passed the green book and still didn't get done, but what this will do is ensure there is that level playing field always. because there is a technical issue, that if you want to spend money somewhere, where there is high levels of economic growth, it is easy t

the northern powerhouse partnership — which speaks for business and civic leaders across the north ofsury is to change its spending rules to promote growth in the north and the midlands. it's suggested that the rules for investing in transport and other infrastructure projects will be relaxed. i spoke to tony travers who is a local government expert and visiting professor at the london school of economics. idid speak i did speak to him, but we will not listen to that now. richard jones is a professor of physics at the university of sheffield. he also wrote a paper about investment and innovation called, a resurgence of the regions, which was picked up by boris johnson's chief adviser, dominic cummings. he joins us from derbyshire. thank you very much forjoining us. do you think that your paper has had an impact on what we are hearing might be about to happen?” an impact on what we are hearing might be about to happen? i think there has been quite a lot of pick—up of this idea that the uk... low productivity in london and the south—east, compared to the rest of the country, is much low

.” talk of stuff like, for instance, the northern powerhouse.n international terms you need to create a kind of counterforce, a sort of counter poll, like a different type of magnet. and you can't just different type of magnet. and you can'tjust do that with one city. manchester does well, liverpool does well, leads does well, but if you are trying to present yourself to, say, international investors, you wa nt to say, international investors, you want to connect all that up. to give you an example, i know that when the north—west were trying to market itself to east asia, to the chinese, a small city for them has a population of 10 million. the big cities have 30 million. so they literally market the whole of the m62 is a kind of supercity. but if you don't have the transport connections between those cities, the road connections, then that doesn't function and doesn't work. and so that's where, i think as chris was saying, that's where investment... all the parties are saying they are going to do it. whether they actually do it is another ques

what about northern powerhouse rail, do you support that? and connecting the two together has now become... it is considered to be vital for the future of both of them, and we think it would be a disaster to join the two railways together. northern powerhouse rail on its own would be great to link better connections with liverpool, manchester, leeds, hull and potentially newcastle and sheffield. that is the railway that should be built first, at least. could they be split as far as you're concerned, paul? we don't think so, speaking to my colleagues at other chambers, we believe that the connectivity, the huge infrastructure project, hsz, but northern powerhouse rail, the connections, to get all the communities around the north connected up and down to the south is vitally important. but there is no reason why npr should not connect with the existing west coast main line and east coast mainline. with the existing west coast main line and east coast mainlinelj with the existing west coast main line and east coast mainline. i know that you're

identified as a northern powerhouse.governor carney about it, you have lived it out of manchester and such. it seems to me as a foreigner, almost all lipservice of london looking north -- can any given party, including conservatives, can they actually go up north and convince people to vote for him? the numbers probably one question that we will find out the answer to soon after 10:00 tomorrow night because the tories have made their pitch, and the only way they will win is indeed if a lot of disaffected northern brexiteers are persuaded, which is going to require these guys, i think, to believe seriously that the postelection, the tory government would take the north a lot more seriously than they have for a long time. i am really hoping that will be the case. tom: how do you fit the liberal democrats into this? democrats beberal the deciders in the suburbs of london and in the suburbs of the northern powerhouse? jim: to be candid, i think the lib dems have had a disappointing campaign. they took an unnecessary risky st

that makeover is called northern powerhouse rail or crossrail for the northern powerhouse rail or crossrailfort. there will be a new fast link between manchester and leeds and upgrades to existing lines. upgrades should begin in five years' time. if you want to start, it is really cost—effective to be here and it isa really cost—effective to be here and it is a cool place to be... craig burton who runs a recruitment business says if you transform public transport then you transform this region. these kits will be in poverty for the future, if they can't choose to work, they want to work in different cities. at the moment that is particularly difficult. i have people who work for me who travel an hour and a half to leeds in their car, normally a 20 minute journey if it is not in rush hour. i don't know why they do it. in crewe, a place that needs investment, there is uncertainty over whether this town will become a stop on a high—speed railway called hs2. conservatives say they are undecided about that project. buses are my means of getting out. more immediate travel concerns for many. all the

the northern powerhouse partnership — which speaks for business and civic leaders across the north of change its spending rules to promote growth in the north and the midlands. it's suggested that the rules for investing in transport and other infrastructure projects will be relaxed. i spoke to tony travers, who is a local government expert and visiting professor at the london school of economics. treasury rules have, for years, attempted to ensure that when projects are being assessed and compared, that the costs and benefits are assessed in a very pure economic way. and then decisions are made, not always on the basis of cost and benefits and that ratio, but normally on that basis, predominately. what the government appears to be suggesting here, or the times article is suggesting, is that in future, social and other benefits could be factored into the benefits that are calculated, so as to tilt the benefit or the likelihood, that projects will be given the go—ahead if they are not as economically viable as they would be in the south but the could pass muster and would be able to ge

the northern powerhouse partnership — which speaks for business and civic leaders across the north ofhange its spending rules to promote growth in the north and the midlands. it's being reported that the rules for investing in transport and other infrastructure projects will be relaxed. earlier, my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke to professor richard jones from the university of sheffield — who wrote a paper about investment and innovation called ‘a resurgence of the regions‘ which was picked up by boris johnson's chief adviser dominic cummings. i think there has been quite a lot of pick—up of this idea that the uk, the productivity in london in the south—east, converted a result the country is much slower. i think that iand country is much slower. i think that i and others have been writing about this for a few years. the point we are trying to make is that it has a question of letting it north and the rest of the country to have the investment that will allow it to pay its own way. so i'm pleased that some of the stuff that i and others have been writing about has got the attention of

that makeover is called northern powerhouse rail, or crossrail for the north. will be a new, faster link between manchester and leeds, and upgrades to existing lines. work should begin in five years' time. if you want to start a business, you can start it in bradford. it's really cost—effective to be in bradford. it's quite a cool place to be. news. buses o my means of getting out. that more immediate concern for many. all the parties are promising more money for buses. carol has been campaigning against cuts to services in crewe. no bus. isolation. and this is her message for politicians. it is all right, i'm in a car, i'm in having a chauffeur each but there isa in having a chauffeur each but there is a lot people haven't got that. they only have a bus. mark's only option home is an unreliable train service. it isn't just option home is an unreliable train service. it isn'tjust the inconvenience, it is your mental health, yourjob. the state of public transport high up his agenda. ican public transport high up his agenda. i can drive but i have already paid fo

a lot in the manifesto that would help the conservative state, lots of emphasis on the northern powerhousere spending, spending on the nhs but it is fair to say he has this parliament to earn their support, to get them to vote for conservative mps again. it will be like a rolling general election campaign? that is modern—day politics. lots of talk about how the conservative party is quite different now. borisjohnson is representing new people. does that mean it would be a new person? that is the big question. is it going to be this sort of guardian of the more brexit wing of the party. telling and slightly chilling that one of the people tweeting her support for this new administration was a katie hopkins, back to nationalism rule. he saying one thing but the party has had to suck up a lot of people more to the far—right. it will be interesting to see which boris johnson we will get. lots of people in brussels have been texting me on the eu side and they say there is open space for a softer brexit or maybe even to extend the transition period beyond 2020. ijust think brussels is getting th

during the labour campaign, he talked about taking part of the treasury up to the north, the northern powerhouseo action, and the tory slogan that it seems like was never taken upon. borisjohnson that it seems like was never taken upon. boris johnson having that it seems like was never taken upon. borisjohnson having won a lot of those northern seats will have to do something about that. that would bea do something about that. that would be a good idea. you have got to remember, if you move some of the government up to the north, all of the people who need to be around a government move to the north is well and that would mean investment needed to happen in the north and thatis needed to happen in the north and that is a great idea. the jobs. having that knowledge of the location and putting that into practice in your work will make a massive difference. i think he might do something like that because he seems to be... we all know boris johnson is big on infrastructure projects. any prime minister interested in the legacy is interested in the legacy is interested in the legacy is interested in i

daniel cochlin is the head of external affairs at the northern powerhouse partnership — an organisationhe former chancellor george osborne, which represents business and civic leaders across the north of england. hejoins me now. i'm wondering what hopes you have for this new government? well, i think it is a very optimistic time for the northern power house. we have seen some progress in the last five years, since it was first established by george osborne. but i don't think we have seen enough progress. we have seen businesses come together and metro mayors appointed. but we have not seen that real commitment from government. this is a real opportunity for the north to get what it deserves and level up the country and narrow that north/south divide that has been blighting our young people and businesses for generations. that north/south divide, a lot of people think of brexit, but it is more than that? yes, i think the north being characterised about brexit being the keyissue, characterised about brexit being the key issue, but it is more than that. look at transport, i'm one of the u

leveling up you hear about the conservatives talking about rebalancing the economy for the northern powerhouse this is really his chance he has got to prove i think we probably will see is more or boris johnson's liberal tendencies coming up a lot when he was maryland a new tack back to the center given he's got such a strong mandate from the party now he won't necessary was need to be held hostage by those so-called hardcore 20 yard g m p's and i believed in bricks that boris just yet she's always thought it was a good idea and it's a question of the quarter i mean i think i think you know i don't know i really don't know her let's talk about the home nations in northern ireland for a 2nd point nicholas sturgeon from edinburgh gets on a plane comes down goes to number 10 and said mr johnson i want to referendum and i want to this year be crazy to depend on grants and given the numbers how they are going to stack up in her favor how can he say no. she had her once in a life time referendum in 2014 if you can't rerun the referendum the result the 1st time and. it would be crazy are i was in gov

manifesto that will actually help many of these new conservative seats, so lots of emphasis on the northern powerhouseding, much more spending on the nhs, but i think it is fair to say that he has this parliament to actually earn their support, to get them to vote for these conservative mps again, for a second—time round. so the whole next parliament is going to be like a rolling general election campaign, to keep hold of those people? that is modern—day politics. true. there's lots of talk about how the conservative party is quite different now. borisjohnson is representing a whole load of new people. does that mean he will be a new person? well, that is the big question. who is boris johnson really going to be? is he going to be this sort of guardian of the more brexity wing of the party? i mean, i thought it was quite telling and slightly chilling that one of the people that was tweeting her support for this new administration was katie hopkins, today, saying sort of that we've got our country back and nationalism sort of rules. so he's saying, look, i'm going to be this one nation person but at th

jake berry, the ministerfor the northern powerhouse says he expects mps to start hunting in a pack, nicebut i wonder what that packet will want when it comes to brexit? i think the west midlands mps, they will also be lobbying collectively. the most important thing is they will want a quick conclusion. that is what we heard on the doorstep and if you listen to the doorstep and if you listen to the business community across the west midlands, they are saying, please move through this and get a certainty. it is good to have the proposal before christmas, but then we recognise the difficult stuff of the negotiating around the new trade deal will happen next year and that is very important to the manufacturing heartland of the country. andy burnham and greater manchester says he agrees with this idea that we need new infrastructure and anybody from the north would agree with that. replacing the victorian infrastructure with something new, but he says what greater manchester needs is something for the here and now.” understand where he's coming from, but i don't agree with the detail in the w

it's been a lot of talk in investment in the middle and the northern powerhouse.ise is going to be higher as they were this year in the ge of 2% to 4% middle regions. original picture, but actually everyone in positive territory. what are to you think the breakdown is going to look like? what does it look like now, miles, in terms of foreign and s to actually locate how does it change over the coming years? >> well, we talked about when is the bottom of the london market. and of course, i will when is the right time for london to buy. and looking by as i've said in the last six month, we've seen them agree. and actually once the year has ended on a 1.5 annual fall in london, any month that we're seing in the last 15 months, actually that's the the second best foul. when i think we might well be moving to the london market. actually recover it. and we've not seen and all yun. >> that's interesting. miles, politicians like to talk about the housing mark. they like to talk about building more houses. they also like to talk about affordability and health to people. >>

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college in northern england to give us a powerhouse for a technology based.act. it is going to be brilliant. teaching in a secondary school, and you are doing the papers for us as well. tell us about that at this. this is another teaching story. this is also tech —related. we are segueing into the story. as a teacher, sometimes, when stu d e nts story. as a teacher, sometimes, when students are away for illness or for short or protracted periods, it can be difficult to know what to do. do just send the worksheets? the kids can get disengage without a teacher. so somerset are trialling sending robots, just under £3000 each, so there is one in the class and one any child‘s home. almost like skype. the kit can sit at home and watch the lessons going on in real time, and perhaps interact with the teacher. so it is a great teacher chance for children who are away from class do not miss out on the interaction completely. that is great because so much of the learning is about the report with the teacher. getting on with them is important. yes, and imagine in remote