Amid chaos in Westminster, devolution will help us ‘take back control’28 Jun 2018Emily CarterIn post-Brexit Britain, it is no longer sustainable for power and control to be centred in Westminster and Whitehall. Devolution…
Tim Bowles: my first year as West of England Mayor8 May 2018Andrew CarterAs 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 stay8 May 2018Emily CarterWill 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 England12 May 2017Gill MorrisBiography 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 next12 May 2017Emily CarterYou 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?12 May 2017Heather WakefieldWe 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 England20 Apr 2017Paul NowakPaul 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 compared13 Apr 2017Emily CarterOn 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 retention28 Oct 2016Gill MorrisBath & 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 public26 Aug 2016Gill MorrisA consultation which engaged over 2,000 residents showed that 1,109 (55 per cent) think a West of England Mayoral Combined Authority…