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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West of England
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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Tim Bowles: my first year as West of England Mayor
by Tim Bowles on May 8, 2018
As the first West of England Mayor, I’m here to look at the big picture and those longer-term things that …
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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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Metro Mayor Profile: Tim Bowles – West of England
by Sam Popper 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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Halfway house: the opportunities and limits of devo-housing in England
by Paul Hunter on April 20, 2017
Paul Hunter is the Head of Research at The Smith Institute and is the author of the report Available in: …
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Ambition not in short supply: the Metro Mayor manifestos compared
by Steve Barwick on April 13, 2017
On 4th May there will be “Metro Mayor” elections for 10 million people in England – in Liverpool City Region, …
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West of England councils could pilot Business Rates retention
by Sam Popper on October 28, 2016
Bath & North East Somerset Council, along with Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council, could all be part of …
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West of England devolution is backed by public
by Sam Popper on August 26, 2016
A consultation which engaged over 2,000 residents showed that 1,109 (55 per cent) think a West of England Mayoral Combined Authority …
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North Somerset rejects devo deal
on June 8, 2016
North Somerset Council has rejected the West of England devo deal at a council vote this week, warning it could …
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