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All of this goes to show that traditional structures, no matter how poorly they work are very hard to change! This story tells us:
An MP pushing for Yorkshire to become a “country within a country” has appealed to the Archbishop of York to help end a stalemate plaguing the devolution process.
John […]
We had a protracted discussion about devolution at the RSN conference a couple of weeks ago. There was very little enthusiasm for the idea of a super mayor in most rural areas represented. This story therefore gives much food for thought. It tells us:
It was a package worth £900m, which would have delivered […]
According to this story before too long, most people living in England will find they have a directly elected mayor in their area, making big decisions on transport, economic development, skills, further education, and possibly public health and policing. These mayors will sit at the heart of devolution deals, agreed between central government and […]
I like this opinion piece. I used to get heartily sick in local government of civil servants making judgements about whether the council should be allowed to do this that or the other, many of whom had no experience of delivering anything themselves. It turns the tables and gives those negotiating devolution packages a […]
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Brexit, Catalonia, Scotland… Yorkshire? ‘God’s own county’ is pushing for devolved independence
As someone who lives in one of the least defined “regions” England – the East Midlands – I am tempted to ask what all the fuss is about. But then I might be courting controversy and the issues flagged up here are worthy of serious debate. This story tells us:
There’s a wind of […]