Government 'must end the scourge of UK fast fashion'
A selection of articles looking into the issue of fast fashion and the sector's environmental future in the North.
Conservatives bid to bolster Red Wall success in Yorkshire local elections, while Labour pin hopes on mayoral race
When voters head to the ballot boxes next month - or, due to the pandemic, pop their vote in the postbox - they will be voting in some of the biggest elections in modern history.
Northern Powerhouse Minister Grants Shapps promises more progress on levelling up ambitions
Northern Powerhouse Minister Grant Shapps has promised “a dramatic step-up in Northern Powerhouse activity” amid accusations that progress on rebalancing the prospects of the North and the South has faltered.
Labour’s rural problem: Why Keir Starmer must win over the countryside if he wants to be PM
Labour has ignored warnings that the party has continued to neglect rural voters, writing seats off as Tory strongholds. But a new report from the Countryside Alliance launched exclusively with the Yorkshire Post shows the keys to No 10 lie in rural constituencies and without them, Labour will not recover.
Who are the runners and riders to be West Yorkshire's first directly-elected mayor?
The political landscape in West Yorkshire has changed, meaning that in just a few months time the county’s voters will get a chance to choose the leader who will help shape its future for decades to come.
Freeports ready for takeoff: Could Yorkshire be at the forefront of post-Brexit trade?
As negotiations with the EU appear gloomy, the way in which the UK trades with other countries and remains prosperous come 2021 has yet again been up for discussion. The creation of up to 10 freeports, where goods can be imported without paying customs duties, is seen as somewhat of a panacea. But opinion on them is split, with little understanding in the public consciousness of what benefits they may actually bring, as Geraldine Scott reports.
Why giving everyone in Yorkshire a universal basic income could help region - and country - recover from pandemic
An overhaul of the country’s economic system likened to the founding of the NHS could be the way to combat the devastating recession expected to be caused by coronavirus, campaigners have suggested.
Special report: £275m 'boost' in Yorkshire council funding covers just half of cuts since 2010
A boost in funding for Yorkshire’s councils heralded as “the biggest increase in councils’ spending power for a decade” is more than £200m less than the amount local authorities have lost in central Government funding since 2010.
Far-right activism in Yorkshire moves off the streets and onto Youtube - but grassroots movements not dead yet
Far-right activism has moved off the streets of Yorkshire and onto YouTube and other social networking sites, a new report has claimed.
Abuse, rebellions, and reflections: The two Yorkshire MPs at the forefront of the Brexit debate - but on opposite sides
Albeit on different sides of the argument, two Yorkshire MPs have been at the forefront of the Brexit debate for the last three and a half years - and before. On the UK’s first day outside of the EU for decades, Hilary Benn and Andrea Jenkyns speak to Westminster Correspondent Geraldine Scott to reflect on the struggle, and look at what comes next.
