On becoming the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak reaffirmed the Government’s promise to level up the country’s regions.
Less than a fortnight later the Tories have ripped up plans for a high speed railway linking the North’s major cities.
At the same time Britain’s bus services are being cut and routes cancelled because of a lack of investment and a shortage of drivers.
Travellers outside the capital have good reason to feel aggrieved.
While Londoners are enjoying the benefit of the new £18.9billion Elizabeth Line, people elsewhere are having to make do with a rickety and poorly connected rail system.
Figures show transport spending per head is £1,476 in London but just £543 in the North East and £500 in Yorkshire and the Humber.
If all parts of Britain are to prosper we must invest in our transport system in every region.
Yet again the North has been betrayed by the Tories. And yet again the Government’s commitment to levelling up has been exposed as a hollow farce.
Tweet & sour
Elon Musk may be the world’s richest person but he is proof that money cannot buy you decency.
Just days after his £38billion takeover of Twitter he has culled thousands of staff.
Employees found out they had lost their jobs by email or, in some cases, when their laptops were “remotely wiped”.
The brutal sackings have drawn comparisons with the actions of ferry giant P&O this year and may be a breach of employment laws.
Some of those sacked were responsible for monitoring the content on Twitter.
Musk is not only treating his workers with disrespect he is threatening to allow the social media platform to become a cesspit of hatred.
Local’s heroes
A village pub has been saved by locals who dug deep and bought it.
They deserve a big round of applause and an even bigger round of drinks.
