• Making Devolution work – cities and regions in England are next

    Making Devolution work – cities and regions in England are next

    One of the surprising developments (for some) regarding the changes facing those who want to devolve and democratise services has been the Government’s push to create city regions in England as a way of demonstrating their commitment to further decentralisation. These proposals have had a mixed reaction from some: there is serious doubt as to…

  • Why policy matters and why we need to talk about it more

    Why policy matters and why we need to talk about it more

    The General Election campaign, not formally announced but underway,is being dominated by the personalities (or lack of). So it matters that the Green Leader had a difficult interview or that senior MPs can offer to trade their services for £5,000 a day but that other (potentially more significant things) issues can be ignored or missed altogether.…