Northern Revival: Power, Place and Belonging.

Northern Revival or political spin? The Liverpool Salon discusses new hopes of Power, Place and Belonging in the old Red Wall.

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Northern Revival: Power, Place and Belonging

Join the Liverpool Salon, with Jonny Ball, Sebastian Moore and Nina Power, to talk about the ongoing shift of political and economic power to the North. Will Andy Burnham's vision for Manchesterism deliver a northern revival? Or are Britain's structural problems simply too great? Should we expect a much-needed rebalancing of wealth and power or an elaborate branding exercise?The collapse of industry in the North did more than destroy jobs, it also hollowed out many of the workplaces, political institutions and social spaces that gave people pride, identity and a sense of belonging. With political attention now turning northward, through devolution, the growing prominence of Manchester and the establishment of No 10 North, the Liverpool Salon probes some of the tensions behind the promise of a northern r