Levelling up

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Very few locals we spoke to in Rosyth knew the green freeport scheme existed

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‘Too little information’: Rosyth locals have ‘nae clue’ about Forth green freeport

Michael Gove denied funding was meant to have an electoral benefit

Michael Gove denied funding was meant to have an electoral benefit

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Michael Gove denies UK Government funding in Scotland 'politically motivated'

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said he was 'delighted'

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said he was 'delighted'

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New devolution-busting funding announced as Scotland denied say on £8m pot

Paul Sweeney MSP

Paul Sweeney MSP

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SNP councillors accuse Labour MSP of insulting Glasgow community

Michael Gove is the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary

Michael Gove is the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary

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Scottish council rips into UK Government after levelling up funding change

Both Pete Wishart (left) and Ian Blackford (right) were left fuming with the way Levelling Up funding was allocated

Both Pete Wishart (left) and Ian Blackford (right) were left fuming with the way Levelling Up funding was allocated

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'What a con': SNP MPs left fuming with allocation of Tory Levelling Up cash

Douglas Ross's constituency won £18m for a regeneration project

Douglas Ross's constituency won £18m for a regeneration project

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Scottish areas with Tory MPs win Levelling Up cash from UK Government

Rishi Sunak's funding announcement was branded 'transparent'

Rishi Sunak's funding announcement was branded 'transparent'

Barnett Formula

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'Insulting': Tories accused of 'pre-election bribery' with Holyrood funding snub

The funding for towns will bypass Holyrood and go directly to councils

The funding for towns will bypass Holyrood and go directly to councils

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UK Government to bypass Holyrood with towns funding in latest devolution snub

Could it be that Levelling Up is nothing but blatant cronyism?

Could it be that Levelling Up is nothing but blatant cronyism?

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Levelling Up reveals UK’s funding model as entirely botched

A Lords amendment to the Government's Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was passed last week which would give UK ministers the power to overturn environment laws passed by the Scottish Parliament

A Lords amendment to the Government's Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was passed last week which would give UK ministers the power to overturn environment laws passed by the Scottish Parliament

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Lords' Levelling Up power grab 'must be fought tooth and nail'

Lucy Frazer has been made Culture Secretary in Rishi Sunak's mini-reshuffle

Lucy Frazer has been made Culture Secretary in Rishi Sunak's mini-reshuffle

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MP who joked about 'Scottish slaves' made Culture Secretary

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove's department released the latest funding round this month

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove's department released the latest funding round this month

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Interactive map reveals the parts of Scotland ignored by Tory Levelling Up cash

The corruption surrounding the allocation of levelling up funds should surprise no-one in Britain

The corruption surrounding the allocation of levelling up funds should surprise no-one in Britain

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Westminster's Levelling Up funding an insult to Scotland

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (left) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at an event to promote Levelling Up funding last week

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt (left) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at an event to promote Levelling Up funding last week

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Levelling Up is Westminster trying to buy us off while trampling over devolution

The King’s Theatre closed at the end of August 2022 in preparation for redevelopment

The King’s Theatre closed at the end of August 2022 in preparation for redevelopment

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Scottish theatre faces closure after being snubbed by UK levelling up fund

Rishi Sunak's funding awards are raising eyebrows

Rishi Sunak's funding awards are raising eyebrows

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Here's the scandalous truth about UK's new Levelling Up funding

Scottish politicians have said that EU funding prior to Brexit would have amounted to more than is being doled out by the levelling up fund

Scottish politicians have said that EU funding prior to Brexit would have amounted to more than is being doled out by the levelling up fund

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Rishi Sunak accused of 'favouritism' as MPs blast 'corrupt' levelling up funding

Rishi Sunak was filmed in the back seat of a moving car without wearing a seatbelt in a promotional video for the Levelling Up fund

Rishi Sunak was filmed in the back seat of a moving car without wearing a seatbelt in a promotional video for the Levelling Up fund

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Lancashire police 'looking into' Rishi Sunak after he is filmed not wearing seatbelt

Some of the funding formerly known as

Some of the funding formerly known as

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Scottish projects set for ‘levelling up’ funding despite plea to MPs to avoid phrase

An Extinction Rebellion protester outside Michael Gove's office calls for the UK Government to scrap its plans for a new coal mine

An Extinction Rebellion protester outside Michael Gove's office calls for the UK Government to scrap its plans for a new coal mine

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Michael Gove's office splattered with black paint amid protest

Kate Forbes and Ross Greer take different stances on freeports

Kate Forbes and Ross Greer take different stances on freeports

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Why is there an SNP-Green row over freeports in Scotland?

Michael Gove has been slated for cutting funding for Ukrainian refugees

Michael Gove has been slated for cutting funding for Ukrainian refugees

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Michael Gove slated for 'short-sighted' cuts to funding for Ukrainian refugees

Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davison has announced that she will stand down at the next election

Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davison has announced that she will stand down at the next election

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Red Wall Tory MP and minister announces she's stepping down

Michael Gove outside of 10 Downing Street

Michael Gove outside of 10 Downing Street

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Michael Gove returns to frontline politics and old job as Levelling Up secretary

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to run a 'UK-wide' government that works in areas devolved to the Scottish Parliament, his allies have said

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to run a 'UK-wide' government that works in areas devolved to the Scottish Parliament, his allies have said

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Rishi Sunak’s plan for ‘UK-wide' government to ‘turn constitutional clock back’

A series of ambitious projects may transform Inverness by 2035. Picture: Enric, Wikipedia Creative Commons

A series of ambitious projects may transform Inverness by 2035. Picture: Enric, Wikipedia Creative Commons

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Half a billion pounds of funding set to transform Inverness by 2035

Michael Gove was levelling up secretary at the time the UK Government commissioned the rule-breaking adverts

Michael Gove was levelling up secretary at the time the UK Government commissioned the rule-breaking adverts

Advertising Standards Agency (ASA)

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Tories' levelling up 'propaganda' broke advertising rules, watchdog finds

Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy has hired Michael Gove's former adviser

Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy has hired Michael Gove's former adviser

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Labour hire former Michael Gove adviser in bid to co-opt 'levelling up' strategy

Alister Jack said the number of bids for Levelling Up funding from Scotland is a 'ringing endorsement' of the scheme

Alister Jack said the number of bids for Levelling Up funding from Scotland is a 'ringing endorsement' of the scheme

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'Garbage': Tory government claims SNP councils 'endorse Levelling Up plans'

SNP MP urges investigation into Rishi Sunak's fund redistribution comments

SNP MP urges investigation into Rishi Sunak's fund redistribution comments

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SNP MP demands probe into Rishi Sunak's boast of taking money from deprived areas

Rishi Sunak's comment on diverting money from poor areas exposes Tory cynicism

Rishi Sunak's comment on diverting money from poor areas exposes Tory cynicism

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The levelling up lie: We should beware UK funding in Scotland - The REAL Scottish Politics

Shoppers in a supermarket. Photograph: PA

Shoppers in a supermarket. Photograph: PA

Cost of living crisis

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One in five Scots households faces savings wipe out

Terraced houses in Manchester, left

Terraced houses in Manchester, left

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Liz Truss U-turns on public sector wage cut plans after outcry

Michael Gove is to chair the meeting

Michael Gove is to chair the meeting

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Anger over Michael Gove hosting Island's Forum Meeting on Orkney

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes had a clear message for the UK Government

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes had a clear message for the UK Government

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Kate Forbes warns UK Government minister over 'levelling-up' plans

The M8 cuts through Glasgow between the city's centre and the West End. Photo by Eilis Garvey on Unsplash

The M8 cuts through Glasgow between the city's centre and the West End. Photo by Eilis Garvey on Unsplash

Glasgow city centre

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'Garden roof cap' over the M8 among Glasgow bids for levelling up fund

Michael Gove runs the Levelling Up Department - but it has achieving 'no overall levelling up' in Scotland, according to new research

Michael Gove runs the Levelling Up Department - but it has achieving 'no overall levelling up' in Scotland, according to new research

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'Smoke and mirrors': Tory levelling up agenda failing in Scotland, research finds

Douglas Ross defended the Levelling Up Fund

Douglas Ross defended the Levelling Up Fund

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Douglas Ross denies claim Tories want to 'bribe' voters with Levelling Up cash

Michael Gove's Levelling Up Department failed to feature Shetland on its map of the UK

Michael Gove's Levelling Up Department failed to feature Shetland on its map of the UK

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UK Government 'Levelling Up' ad completely cuts Shetland off the map

MPs are to receive pay rises of £2200

MPs are to receive pay rises of £2200

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Here's how salaries of public-sector workers could be fairly ‘levelled up’

'I smell shite': Westminster pro-Union propaganda on Scottish streets mocked

'I smell shite': Westminster pro-Union propaganda on Scottish streets mocked

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'I smell shite': Westminster pro-Union propaganda on Scottish streets mocked

Tories in 'ridiculous' bid to strip spending powers from Holyrood

Tories in 'ridiculous' bid to strip spending powers from Holyrood

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Tories in 'ridiculous' bid to strip spending powers from Holyrood

Michael Gove spoke at the Scottish Parliament

Michael Gove spoke at the Scottish Parliament

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Scotland failed by key flaw in Michael Gove's EU replacement cash system

Scotland risks becoming LESS democratic due to UK reforms, Gove told

Scotland risks becoming LESS democratic due to UK reforms, Gove told

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Tories using Brexit reforms to 'take back control' of Scotland, Michael Gove told

Michael Gove and co are trying to play a cynical little game of ‘divide and conquer’

Michael Gove and co are trying to play a cynical little game of ‘divide and conquer’

SNP need to be streetwise about Tories' levelling-up blackmail tactics

Michael Gove 'disrespecting' Scottish Parliament over repeated snubs

Michael Gove 'disrespecting' Scottish Parliament over repeated snubs

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Michael Gove 'disrespecting' Scottish Parliament with repeated snubs

Michael Gove's levelling up white paper is devoid of substance

Michael Gove's levelling up white paper is devoid of substance

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What's in the Levelling Up white paper for Scotland?

From left: Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

From left: Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon

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Levelling up white paper 'desperate attempt to distract from PM scandals'

The leaders of the four UK nations, from left: Northern Irish FM Paul Givan, Welsh FM Mark Drakeford, English PM Boris Johnson, and Scottish FM Nicola Sturgeon

The leaders of the four UK nations, from left: Northern Irish FM Paul Givan, Welsh FM Mark Drakeford, English PM Boris Johnson, and Scottish FM Nicola Sturgeon

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Tories tell devolved nations to join 'collective effort to level up the UK'

Boris Johnson's party had pledged to match EU funds - but will fall more than £1bn short in 2022

Boris Johnson's party had pledged to match EU funds - but will fall more than £1bn short in 2022

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Tories break pledge to 'at least match' EU funds for devolved nations post-Brexit

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove

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Michael Gove 'preparing for war' with Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Critics of the UK Government have poured doubt over whether its Levelling Up agenda will reach the communities most in need

Critics of the UK Government have poured doubt over whether its Levelling Up agenda will reach the communities most in need

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Levelling Up Fund could offer Scots communities 'significantly less' than EU

Ron Murray runs a plant nursery with his wife Mary and son Neil

Ron Murray runs a plant nursery with his wife Mary and son Neil

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'We left the EU and the money dried up': Scots firm loses out on £50k fund due to Brexit

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