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celeste

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Levelling Up, who does it help?
« on: 12:46:59, 21/01/23 »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56238260?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Dozens of schemes across the UK have been awarded funding as part of the the government's "levelling up" project. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says its aim is "to create jobs, drive growth, and make sure that people feel enormous pride in the places that they call home".

But critics say it doesn't make up for the big cuts in local council funding under the Conservatives.
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Re: Levelling Up, who does it help?
« Reply #1 on: 16:25:23, 23/01/23 »
With the first round of Levelling Up funding now on its way, the government is keen to get on the front foot and make it clear the Red Wall isn’t missing out on all that cash. Just last week, Rishi told the BBC:


“If you look at the funding, and you compare it to the number of people that live in each region, the region that has done the best in the amount of funding per person is the north!”


All well and good… except the Isles of Scilly, just off the coast of Cornwall, is set to receive a cool £48 Million. With a population of just 2,100 according to the latest census, that’s an average of £23,000 per resident…
Scilly money…  ???

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Re: Levelling Up, who does it help?
« Reply #2 on: 16:54:20, 23/01/23 »
Why do they need so much,  are they trying to increase the population on the islands,  will the inhabitants who live there fear getting an influx of prospective 'foreigners' landing,  I hope they have some say as to how this money will affect them.
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« Reply #3 on: 17:25:12, 23/01/23 »
The cash will be used to improve sea links to the islands, including providing “a more accessible passenger service“, and to encourage new investment in the local economy. The Isle of Scilly already has regularly scheduled flights and ferries to the mainland, with the February timetable displaying 3-4 flights on most days, as well as ferries. During some months of the year, flights reach as far as Exeter…


Benjamin Elks from the TaxPayers’ Alliance says:


“Taxpayers will rightly ask if this is the best use of precious funds. Ministers should review this award.”

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Re: Levelling Up, who does it help?
« Reply #4 on: 17:30:24, 23/01/23 »
I agree with Benjamin Elks he seems to have common sense,  must keep reading what he has to say.



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