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#NorthernPowercut - It's time for a fair deal for the North

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Robert Graham
11 years ago

I have always maintained that the "Northern Powerhouse" was just a CON, designed to help our London Centred Government to UNLOAD their Responsibilities and Obligations for Governing this part of the UK. Manchester's Leaders have been SO BLINDED by the Prospect of More Power, that they can't see that the Size of the Funds being offered by Central Government ARE A PATHETIC JOKE !

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David Whipp
11 years ago Featured

It's a scandal that people in the north are given second hand rolling stock and 8% of transport infrastructure spending. The government is happy to take the same tax contributions from everyone, wherever they live, but then distributes it unfairly.

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Terry
11 years ago

Why does the North always have to come second or in this case last

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Anthony Browne
11 years ago

Breaking election promises ....no....whatever next?!!! I wonder why politicians have such a low reputation?

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Anonymous
11 years ago

I voted for the Conservatives based on the Northern Powerhouse Manifesto..do not turn your back on voters!

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Imran Valli
11 years ago

Its time the budget was split more fairly, more power and money to the North! Yorkshire is wonderful without investment think what it could be like with adequate attention

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Zahid Anwar
11 years ago

Please don't break a promise to create the northern powerhouse deal by whittling away at items such as electrification of northern lines. You should be INCREASING investment in the NW not reducing it....please don't be Nick Clegg.

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Stan Wilson
11 years ago

play fair

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William Walsh
11 years ago

Give us our fair share of transport cash!

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Richard Dagley
11 years ago

we are using very old stock and infrastructure , it is time to update to year 2015 vision. Do not spend the money on London again!!!

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Barbara Haynes
11 years ago

The North is being left behind again. If the daily travel of members of our government was affected daily it would be a different matter

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Michael Maud
11 years ago

The Conservative government need to invest in vital infrastructure to support our local economy by commiting to the clear messages they were given before the election and fulfil their promise of a Northern Powerhouse

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Thomas dunn
11 years ago

Don't promise what you do not want to deliver, all governments fall on broken promises, you will never be trusted again

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Jay Li
11 years ago

We want our fair deal for the north!

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melinda molnar
11 years ago

This very important plan was promised!

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Tony cooper
11 years ago

Give us what was promised,,

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Martin Lee
11 years ago

It is time to train more electrification engineers in the north of England where there could be work for the next 20 years getting this done and then more years in maintenance. Otherwise we will be having more east Europeans having to come to carry us through because we couldn't be bothered which is why there is a problem in the north west.

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Mike kendrick
11 years ago

Public funding always seems available for S.E. projects while the rest of the nation is referred to as the "Provence's". Time to start asking "please sir, may I have more"

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Mr J.A.Thorpe
11 years ago

Essential to create faster links across the North

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kath ferguson
11 years ago

Faireness for the North for once.