Amid chaos in Westminster, devolution will help us ‘take back control’
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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Tim Bowles: my first year as West of England Mayor
As the first West of England Mayor, I’m here to look at the big picture and those longer-term things that…
One year on: devolution is here to stay
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…
Metro Mayor Profile: Tim Bowles – West of England
Biography Tim Bowles has been a councillor for Winterborne in South Gloucestershire since 2011, where he is also president of…
Your new Metro Mayors: All eyes are on what happens next
You would be forgiven for thinking that the ‘devolution revolution’ had shifted into evolution gear under May and Hammond, but…
Politics is changing: Who wins? Who loses?
We have a Tory party likely to increase its majority despite seven years of punishing austerity; an opposition with the…
Halfway house: the opportunities and limits of devo-housing in England
Paul Hunter is the Head of Research at The Smith Institute and is the author of the report Available in:…
Ambition not in short supply: the Metro Mayor manifestos compared
On 4th May there will be “Metro Mayor” elections for 10 million people in England – in Liverpool City Region,…
West of England councils could pilot Business Rates retention
Bath & North East Somerset Council, along with Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council, could all be part of…
West of England devolution is backed by public
A consultation which engaged over 2,000 residents showed that 1,109 (55 per cent) think a West of England Mayoral Combined Authority…