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...
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IPPR North
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Devolution & local leadership
Metro mayors
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...
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IPPR North
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Devolution & local leadership
Progressive Brexit
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...
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IPPR North
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Devolution & local leadership
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...
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Business
Devolution & local leadership
IPPR North
Report
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...
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IPPR North
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Devolution & local leadership
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...
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London
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Devolution & local leadership
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...
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IPPR North
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Devolution & local leadership
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...
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Budget
Scotland
IPPR Scotland
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Devolution & local leadership
This week saw the publication of the Scottish Conservatives’ Independent Tax Commission. The report is pretty much the first insight that any of Scotland’s political parties have given us into their...
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Scotland
IPPR Scotland
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Devolution & local leadership
This report considers how the decentralisation process is impacting on England's counties, and how these diverse areas can – by securing locally-specific powers and governance arrangements – boost...
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Report
Devolution & local leadership