Is the West Midlands about to steal the initiative on devolution?
Every ministerial speech at last week’s Conservative Party Conference was peppered with praise for Andy Street – the party’s…
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Corbyn is wrong: stopping London’s growth won’t rebalance the economy
A few weeks ago, before we all got caught up in Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn used his six questions at…
ByDon’t believe the myths: devolution deals are already about more than the big cities
I’ve heard many different “I’m all for the devolution deals but…” arguments, across the country, at events or on…
ByBrexit must not mean the end of city-region devolution
British politics has entered a state of flux unprecedented in recent times: with the country having voted to leave…
ByBritain’s cities face a choice: imperfect devolution today, or no devolution at all for a decade
The devolution agenda, like every policy, has its share of critics within politics, the policy world and academia. Yet…
By“There is no such thing as the North”: why devolution must be to the region's cities
In recent months we’ve seen the focus on boosting northern city regions begin to expand to a focus on…
BySorry, but the Northern Powerhouse can't cover the entire north
For decades now, the future of the north has been a fault line of British politics, but rarely has…
ByIs Labour regaining its enthusiasm for devolving power to England’s cities?
In a recent speech to the Local Government Association, shadow local government minister Steve Reed indicated that the Labour party is…
ByHow powerful will the UK’s new metro mayors be?
Before Christmas, I attended a meeting at Sheffield council, examining the detail of their city-region Devolution Deal. Although generally positive regarding…
ByThere is no “devolution deception”: George Osborne is serious about devolving power
I was in Bristol earlier this week speaking about the merits of directly elected mayors, when I heard a…
ByHow will the Tory government get its devolution bill through parliament?
This week the government’s Cities & Local Government Devolution Bill begins its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Following…
ByHow city leaders can put pressure on the government to boost their devolution deals
Last week the Government confirmed that UK cities keen to secure big devolution deals have until 4 September to…
ByBritain's cities have only five months to secure a significant devolution deal
Chancellor George Osborne has come under increasing pressure in the last fortnight regarding his re-balancing and devolution agendas. Many…
ByWhat is in the government's city devolution bill?
Hot on the heels of the Queen’s Speech, last week Britain’s Department for Communities & Local Government published the…
ByIt's time for Labour's leadership candidates to talk devolution
Even before Ed Miliband formally announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party and departed stage left, the…
ByHere's why devolution to Britain's cities will be a top-down process
Earlier this month, the Core Cities Group convened a major event in Glasgow, where it called for a new…
ByAs the election approaches, cities will remain at the top of the political agenda
With the general election now less than 100 days away, the main political parties are busy finalising their manifestos,…
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