English devolution – where are the women?
by Gill Morris on June 22, 2017
Every which way you look there is a shortage of women leaders in politics. Lack of diversity is not a …
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Mayoral Election 2017
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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Metro Mayor Profile: Tim Bowles – West of England
by Emily Carter on May 12, 2017
Biography Tim Bowles has been a councillor for Winterborne in South Gloucestershire since 2011, where he is also president of …
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Metro Mayor Profile: James Palmer – Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
by Emily Carter on May 12, 2017
Biography James Palmer has been a councillor for East Soham in East Cambridgeshire for 10 years, and was leader of …
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Metro Mayor Profile: Ben Houchen – Tees Valley
by Ross Cathcart on May 12, 2017
Biography At 30 years old, Ben Houchen is the youngest of the six new Metro Mayors. Originally a solicitor by …
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Metro Mayor Profile: Steve Rotheram – Liverpool City Region
by Emily Carter on May 12, 2017
Biography Prior to entering politics, Rotheram was a bricklayer with his own company for many years. He became a councillor …
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Metro Mayor Profile: Andy Street – West Midlands
by Emily Carter on May 12, 2017
Biography A successful businessman, appearing mild, practical and not too overtly party-political, Andy Street made the ideal candidate for the …
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Metro Mayor Profile: Andy Burnham – Greater Manchester
by Emily Carter on May 12, 2017
Biography As a former Health Secretary and frontrunner for the Labour leadership, Andy Burnham is by far the most high-profile …
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