CAMPAIGNERS for an elected government of the North have called on Ed Miliband get serious on ‘one nation’ politics.
Leaders of the Hannah Mitchell Foundation (HMF) say the Labour leader must produce radical policies to revive the North’s economy if he is serious about the ‘one nation’ idea he espoused in his party conference speech in the autumn.
HMF chair Barry Winter said: “Ed Miliband must come up with some convincing strategies that can correct the growing imbalance between North and South.
“On every index of growth and prosperity the South-East is streets ahead of the North.
“The reality is that the needs of the North of England require special attention otherwise the North-South divide will get wider and wider.”
The HMF wants a North government established and given the same powers as London or Scotland.
Last summer, Mr Miliband said the public was not interested in the concept and it was better to devolve power to local councils than create more layers of politicians.
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