Can devolution create better places?

ISSUE 529, MARCH 2015

*DEVOLUTION EDITION*

IN FOCUS: WILL DEVOLUTION CREATE BETTER PLACES?
Will devolved powers and new funding settlements lead to healthier, happier places or just create another level of administrative bureaucracy? Nine experts give their views.

Q & A WITH TONY ARMSTRONG: KEEPING IT LOCAL
Launching its first major campaign since he became chief executive of Locality, Tony Armstrong talks to New Start about the power of local, community rights and being optimistic

WHY RETAIL WON’T REGENERATE OUR TOWN CENTRES
For decades retail has been seen as the driver of regeneration of our towns and cities. But in his new book, Julian Dobson finds little prosperity behind the glossy exteriors.

SALFORD: SOCIAL VALUE CITY
In 2014 Salford made a pledge to become a ‘social value city’. Anne Lythgoe reports on progress so far

A MANIFESTO FOR LOCAL ECONOMIES