Devolution & local leadership

Taking back control in the North: A council of the North and other ideas

We should hear ‘take back control’ for what it is: a broader political challenge, to find means of addressing and remedying the perceived disempowerment of large sections of the population. This...

17/03/2017

Publication IPPR North Report Devolution & local leadership

Forgotten opportunities: The dynamic role of the rural economy in post-Brexit Britain

This report presents a fresh, place-based approach to rural policy that addresses local, national and global issues effectively, and recommends the introduction of ‘rural devolution deals’ that would...

06/02/2017

Publication Devolution & local leadership Report IPPR North

Rebooting devolution: A common-sense approach to taking back control

The 'devolution revolution' has stalled, largely for lack of a clear purpose, process or timescale. A rebooted, successful approach to devolution requires a principle-based framework, set out in this...

01/02/2017

Publication IPPR North Report Devolution & local leadership Metro mayors

A Brexit vision for a brazen North

Too many commentators have chosen to dismiss 2016 as a thoroughly bad year. I suspect history will judge it more kindly. From a Northern perspective, it may well go down as the year that Northerners...

12/01/2017

Blog post IPPR North Expert comment Devolution & local leadership Progressive Brexit

The northern powerhouse rolls on, but lacks leadership

As Cameron and Osborne left Downing Street, many suspected the northern powerhouse bandwagon would be pushed into a siding. They couldn't have been more wrong – but it's a runaway train that...

29/07/2016

Blog post IPPR North Expert comment Devolution & local leadership

Blueprint for a Great North Plan

There is broad agreement among stakeholders in the north of England that we need a 'Great North Plan' – and that we need to get on with drawing one up. This large-scale blueprint presents the best...

17/06/2016

Publication Business Devolution & local leadership IPPR North Report

City systems: The role of small and medium-sized towns and cities in growing the northern powerhouse

This paper argues for a more sophisticated understanding of the urban system in the North of England. It acknowledges the vital role that the big cities must play in driving northern prosperity, but...

10/06/2016

Publication IPPR North Report Devolution & local leadership

What should be top of Mayor Khan’s to-do list?

The jubilation that followed a hard-won and decisive victory will soon dissipate as the scale of the task facing him fast becomes very real. The energetic new mayor will be bombarded with calls for...

12/05/2016

Blog post London Expert comment Devolution & local leadership

Connecting lines: How devolving transport policy can transform our cities

Transport policy can be geared toward significant economic, social and environmental progress. Effective, well-integrated transport networks are able to drive inclusive economic growth, enable...

10/03/2016

Publication IPPR North Report Devolution & local leadership

New powers, new Scotland? How the Scottish parliament could use its new tax and benefit responsibilities

The devolution of greater powers over taxes and benefits to the Scottish parliament offers Scotland opportunities to both offset short-term challenges to its fiscal position, and to develop its own...

07/03/2016

Publication Budget Scotland IPPR Scotland Report Devolution & local leadership