What is Infrastructure for Opportunity and Does it Mean Game Over for Levelling Up?
Labour clearly sees the link between infrastructure investment and wider economic growth. They have expressed their intention to drive quicker and cheaper delivery of major projects, unlocking private sector investment. The announcement of the British Infrastructure Council signals Labour’s intention to turn this into reality.
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The Labour Party clearly sees the link between infrastructure investment and wider economic growth. They have already focused on the policies that in their view will drive quicker and cheaper delivery of major projects and, in so doing, help to unlock private sector investment. The announcement of the British Infrastructure Council is a clear signpost and lever to translate this intent into reality.
Additionally, ideas of infrastructure for opportunity focus on communities where access to opportunity is limited by a lack of infrastructure. But how does this tie in with the levelling up agenda?
In this session, Nick will explore the practical priorities and likely initiatives that will be championed in the early stages of a Labour Government.
Nick Forbes, CBE, Senior Advisor at Strategy International:
Nick served as the Labour Leader of Newcastle City Council from 2011 to 2022, bringing more than £1.5bn of investment into the city. Nick was the (annually elected) Leader of the Local Government Association Labour Group for 6 years, and in this role was invited by Sir Keir Starmer to attend Shadow Cabinet meetings, representing the increasingly powerful voice of local and regional government within the Labour Party.
Nick served for 12 years on the National Policy Forum and for 6 years on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party. Nick has been Chair of Core Cities UK (establishing the influential Climate Change Finance Investment Commission) and Vice Chair of Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority. He was awarded a CBE in 2019 for services to Local Government.
