In some ways Bath is a victim of its own success. We have a number of successful companies, two great Universities and possess a global brand that is a magnet for visitors. You can understand why the Chancellor concentrated his financial firepower on the north of England, which has very successfully made its case for help under the “Levelling Up” agenda. That’s why a very long list of individual projects and schemes were dominated by northern constituencies and the devolved n

Our first face to face Initiative meeting for more than 18 months was a great success, thought it felt slightly strange seeing members in the flesh again after so long. It was a bit like the first day of school after an exceptionally long summer holiday. The gathering took place at the University of Bath and we heard from the Vice Chancellor and his colleagues about its world class performance in a range of areas. Ground breaking work in science and technology is not only pro