Public ownership with local control will transform Northern transport
by Rachael Maskell on October 10, 2018
By Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central and Shadow Rail Minister If we are serious about social mobility, then we …
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DevoConnect Summer Soirée: Where next for English devolution?
by Lily Sheehan on July 12, 2018
DevoConnect held its annual summer debate on Tuesday evening at Portcullis House, seeing a lively discussion about the future of …
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Amid chaos in Westminster, devolution will help us ‘take back control’
by Gill Morris on June 28, 2018
In post-Brexit Britain, it is no longer sustainable for power and control to be centred in Westminster and Whitehall. Devolution …
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English Devolution: Where Next?
by Gill Morris on June 18, 2018
Has the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ hit the buffers? Four years on and despite all the hype around connecting the North like …
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‘A Tale of Two Cities’: Can metro mayors navigate the contradictions of devolution?
by Professors Georgina Blakely and Brendan Evans on May 18, 2018
Amidst academics critical of city-region devolution and more enthusiastic think-tanks, local leaders argue that this was the only devolution on …
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Metro Mayors and Health Devolution
by Phil Hope on May 9, 2018
The full devolution of responsibility for health and social care budgets and services has happened in only one area – …
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One year on: devolution is here to stay
by Gill Morris on May 8, 2018
Will devolution ever become the norm in England? With Metro Mayor Number 8 recently elected in the Sheffield City Region and the North of Tyne deal next up in 2019, it certainly …
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Ambitious low emissions goals set as Andy Burnham opens LowCVP’s Moving North conference
by Sam Popper on April 12, 2018
Ambitious low emissions goals set as Andy Burnham opens LowCVP’s ‘Moving North’ conference The Mayor of Greater Manchester came together …
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The road to zero: how Greater Manchester is going green
by Alex Ganotis on March 15, 2018
Cllr Alex Ganotis, Leader of Stockport Council and Greater Manchester Combined Authority Lead for the Environment, Green Spaces and Air …
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UK high-speed rail network could create £100bn boost to the Northern Powerhouse
by Lily Sheehan on March 5, 2018
The UK must have a high-speed rail network linking North to South by the early 2030s, unlocking a £100bn boost …
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Elected Mayors call first Convention of the North
by Lily Sheehan on March 5, 2018
Historic gathering in Newcastle will provide focal point for Northern Powerhouse Rail Campaign which launched last month Elected Mayors Andy …
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Unique and unprecedented: our plan to transform Northern transport
by Jonathan Spruce on March 1, 2018
Transport investment in the North has never received as much attention and debate as at present. There are a great deal …
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Time for Metro Mayors to set up a multi-authority housing company?
by Paul Hackett on November 3, 2017
Over the past couple of years England has experienced a quiet revolution in council home building with the establishment of …
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Greater Manchester APPG sees MPs and Mayor unite
by Sam Popper on September 22, 2017
High level ambitions were set when Mayor Andy Burnham, MPs and peers from across Greater Manchester met at the University …
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City leaders are learning to walk the walk
by Joe Irvin on September 8, 2017
As New York’s one-time Deputy Mayor for Transport Jeanette Sadik-Khan explains, “the cities that have safe streets, that are easy …
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Energetic Labour campaigns see off Tory threats in Greater Manchester
by Ross Cathcart on June 15, 2017
If success is defined as results minus expectation, Greater Manchester can only be seen as a thumping victory for the …
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DevoIntelligence Panel talks GE17
by Gill Morris on June 12, 2017
It was a night full of shocks and incredulity. With the wind in Labour’s sails and unexpected Tory and SNP …
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Leadership when it is needed most
by Heather Jameson on May 26, 2017
If ever there was a moment which showed the power of political leadership in a place, it was the aftermath …
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Politics is changing: Who wins? Who loses?
by Ross Cathcart on May 12, 2017
We have a Tory party likely to increase its majority despite seven years of punishing austerity; an opposition with the …
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Your new Metro Mayors: All eyes are on what happens next
by Steve Barwick on May 12, 2017
You would be forgiven for thinking that the ‘devolution revolution’ had shifted into evolution gear under May and Hammond, but …
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