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Passing the buck without the bucks

Rather than ameliorating spatial inequality, the business rate retention strategy potentially exacerbates uneven development. Consequently, ...

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Q & A with Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester Council

As Greater Manchester moves towards more devolved powers Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester Council, ...

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Don’t lose sight of devolution’s role to empower

Devolution is fundamentally about empowering citizens to exercise their right to shape their civic institutions ...

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Election result delivers little cheer for progressive place making

Central government will effectively be absolving itself of a role in deciding where and how ...

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Coalitions and collaborations. How exciting are they?

There is a nervousness and excitement around who really gets to have a say in ...

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Devolution and decentralisation have to be fair, equitable and offer hope

No place should be disadvantaged as a result of the deals already in place and ...

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Constitutional debate must involve civil society

A new constitutional settlement will be very important but on its own will be insufficient. ...

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Building a more decentralised economy

What are the conditions needed for local economies to be built around SMEs, social enterprises ...

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Decentralisation won’t bring power to the people

All of this could mean that the transference of power away from institutions of local ...

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Time to learn from Wales

The greater flexibility that devolution has brought to Wales exposes the shortcomings of England’s approach ...