Published in July 2019, IPPR North’s ‘Power and Prosperity: A Strategy for the North to Take Control of its Economy’ provides an honest appraisal of the North’s current economic position and highlights the challenges that need to be tackled in order for the North to succeed in decades ahead.

This paper draws on a range of economic evidence and policy research to set out the case for a Northern Industrial Strategy that would complement the local industrial strategies already being developed within the North. It also draws on interviews and discussions with policymakers within the North to set out what a Northern Industrial Strategy should look like.