Moving the Treasury up north is condescending tokenism
The Government wants to shift 22,000 civil servants out of London by 2030. In the first stage, Leeds, Newcastle and Teesside are reportedly now in the running to host a 750-person "Treasury North" campus. This has sparked a regional tussle. Ben Houchen, the Tees Valley Mayor, has demanded that Teesside, not Leeds or Newcastle, be …