Has the Government delivered on The Northern Echo's manifesto one year on?

Has the Government delivered on The Northern Echo's manifesto one year on?

We are looking back at The Northern Echo manifesto and the promises we asked the incoming government to keep when they took office. Have they delivered?

One year in: the government is making decent down payments for the years ahead

They’ve certainly faced a very difficult international context and a hard economic outlook - whilst stumbling over the political handling of some key domestic policies. Yet on the regional agenda, we’ve seen welcome focus and flurry of action to deliver on the government’s promise of “raising living standards in every part of the United Kingdom”. One year in, it’s time to take stock of the big decisions shaping the future of our regions.First of…