Levelling Up - Does it stack up?

We have now all seen the long awaited Levelling Up White Paper. It has been a long time coming because this policy started life as a slogan and not much more. Now some serious thought has gone into this policy where does it leave us?

For me the policy had to pass a number of tests.

Does the analysis and remedies make sense - economically and socially ?

Does it recognise what has and hasn’t worked in the past (The name is new but tackling regional inequalities isn’t) ?

Are there achievable targets and ways to measure progress/ success ?

Are the resources available to match the ambition?