Levelling up? It’s a lot of talk, say sceptical Wolverhampton public

Wednesfield, just outside the city centre, sits in Wolverhampton North East, a former ‘red wall’ seat. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

It may have been dominating conversation in Westminster on Wednesday, but questions about levelling up were met with blank stares among shoppers on Wednesfield’s high street in Wolverhampton.

Most had never heard of the concept, while of those who had, many doubted it would do much to improve their quality of life.