Optimism cuts through the gloom at Convention of the North

The world may be a gloomy place, but optimism reigns in Preston at the Convention of the North

Zoe Grunewald

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The Lead

Feb 28, 2025

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Kim McGuinness - Mayor of North East England - speaking flanked by other Metro Mayors and representatives of Lancashire County Council and Convention of the North Pic: The Lead

Welcome to the Convention of the North. It wouldn’t be a conference on the political interests of the entire North of England without attendees arriving late, grumbling about canc…

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