The Guardian view on England's north-south divide: Burnham must deliver more than devolution | Editorial
Source: The Guardian ·
The prime minister promises to repair decades of regional damage. His government must redistribute wealth to close deadly inequalitiesAndy Burnham’s call to abandon “40 years of neoliberalism” rests partly on the damage that he says it has done to northern England. A new study – published in the Lancet this week – adds weight to his argument. It found that for adults aged 25 to 49, death rates…