Levelling Up: A Progress Report.

In the aftermath of the confrontation between Andy Burnham and the government, Boris Johnson was reported to be cooling on the idea of strengthening local government in England. Graph: © Eddie Keogh / Alamy Stock Photo Boris Johnson has promised to "level up" England. Fragmented, incoherent and under-resourced The government has promised a UK Shared Prosperity Fund to replace EU Structural Funds but, so far, the government's efforts to formulate policies for levelling up have been fragmented, incoherent and under-resourced. Within government, more power than ever has been concentrated in Downing Street. [Extracted from the article]