Meanwhile, the North East’s score is 2.
The number of unemployed people competing for each vacancy is now back to pre-crash levels.
The current entrepreneurial spirit and endeavour are the strongest I have experienced in my career.
Plus: The OBR isn’t needed to audit manifestos. The SNP’s sleight-of-hand on austerity. A lack of debate on healthcare. And: don’t make promises you can’t keep.
Record employment is the jewel in the crown of this Government’s five-year term.
They seem to be more back in vogue with all political parties than at any time since the 1970s.
It doesn’t matter how you cut it: the seat I’m contesting is very much the flashpoint of all of the ideological battles we face with Labour during this election campaign.
“Today, this is our note to you: let’s keep going, to build a brighter, more secure future for you, your family, and our country.”
He also defends Labour’s line on immigration: “Tough controls. It’s a pledge from us: it’s on the mug.”
The Coalition has secured an impressive record in creating jobs, but must now tackle low productivity and wage stagnation.
One Parliament hasn’t been enough to bring about a debt-free, saving, manufacturing economy. What happens in the next could tip it one way or the other.
Our Open Europe project on potential costs and gains of leaving the EU clarifies some big questions.
Compare the state of the nation today to how things were when I first became a Treasury Minister and it’s clear how far we’ve come.
Can’t be bothered to sift through the Budget and its supplementary documents? Here are six graphs for you.
The only vision of the fair society that strengthens, rather than saps, our economic competitiveness is the meritocratic kind that boosts social mobility.