Onward (think tank): Difference between revisions

Onward has published a number of papers on regional disparities in economic performance <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ukonward.com/category/levelling-up/|title=Levelling Up|website=UKOnward.com|language=en|access-date=2020-10-14}}</ref>. A March 2020 paper "Levelling up" argued that spending on infrastructure, culture and science was excessively skewed towards wealthier regions. The Guardian reported that, "The Treasury should stop directing so much money towards rich and productive London if it is serious about the “levelling up agenda” that Boris Johnson hopes will help him retain red wall seats, according to a report by centre-right thinktank Onward." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/mar/06/tory-governments-spend-more-on-london-than-rest-of-england-thinktank |title=Tory governments spend more on London than rest of England – thinktank |location=London |first=Rowena |last=Mason|date=6 March 2020|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref>. In September 2020 the BBC reported on an Onward study which found that the UK was "one of the most geographically unbalanced developed economies" and that "in Germany 12% of people live in areas where the average income is 10% below the national average, while in the UK 35% do."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-54049920?mc_cid=aa95d6abaf&mc_eid=0e9682f4be |title=Conservative MPs launch 'levelling up' taskforce |location=London |website=BBC|date=7 September 2020|accessdate=14 October 2020}}</ref> The Financial Times said the study showed that "People living in seats won by the UK Conservative party in last year’s general election earn on average 5 per cent less than those in areas held by the Labour opposition." <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/48495b7f-b749-407b-9cfe-c1a34f6a9cf5?mc_cid=aa95d6abaf&mc_eid=0e9682f4be