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The Seven British Tribes
What unites people across the North and the UK? In a time that has been described as one filled with divisions – between Remain and Leave, young and old, cities and small towns/villages, ‘white collar...
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What should levelling up of the North look like now Covid-19 has hit?
The ‘levelling up’ of the North is long overdue. Despite the vital contribution that the North makes to UK economy, culture and society, the North has been held back by a lack of investment for decade...
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After COVID: an opportunity for a federal England?
Scotland has its own devolved government. So does Wales. So, where does that leave England? And does it matter?
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Regional Democracy - a recent timeline from West Yorkshire
Regional Democracy comes from below, it's about being positive and actively taking responsibility. Devolution by necessity comes from above, ceding responsibility from the top downwards. Maybe the two...
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Public Square – putting people at the heart of local government
Around the world democracy is struggling and needs strengthening. It’s time we ensured that people are placed at the heart of how decisions are made, how places are shaped, and how services are run.
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People Powered Policymaking?
Recently the launch of the Government’s ‘Civil Society Strategy’ which outlines the Government’s approach to strengthen civil society through the private, social and public sector with a particul...
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Getting the Powerhouse on the rails
The Northern Powerhouse was created by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne who was the Conservative MP for Tatton.
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Why devolution matters after all
This may come as a shock to some, but “devolution” is not a very sexy word. It is not particularly popular with headline writers or SEO specialists, which goes some way to explain why you don’t read t...
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Keep calm and seize the initiative…..
Well if we wanted to live in “interesting times” we have them right now by the bucketful – a lame duck government, a non-existent opposition and seemingly no Brexit plan.
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