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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 8 June 2022 - Johnson promises to refocus
Description: Boris Johnson, having survived a vote of confidence in which 148 of his Party’s MPs voted to oust him from office, has promised to refocus on getting the job done.
One of the pillars of the Conservative victory at the General election was the commitment to levelling up. This was the main reason why the red wall, the area of traditional socialist voters from the formerly industrial wasteland in the North of England where Johnson made massive inroads based on the promise that investment would from south to north providing new infrastructure, transport links, and most importantly, employment.
Now, having go...