Why Corbyn’s Labour should support the Cities Bill
Ben Harrison writes in LabourList about why Corbyn should support the Cities and Devolution Bill going through Parliament
Ben Harrison writes in LabourList about why Corbyn should support the Cities and Devolution Bill going through Parliament
Anyone looking for definitive policy commitments at Labour Party Conference this week would have left Brighton feeling disappointed. The new Labour leadership deliberately eschewed any attempt to pin the party down on a whole range of specifics, announcing instead a series of major reviews into big institutions like the Treasury and the Bank of England, and into particular policy areas, like housing and devolution.
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Cllr Tim Swift
I don’t agree that the legislation is mainly empowering. Internal Conservative politics meant they’ve failed to allow clear and consistent devolution to economic geographies around our major cities. More comments here. http://swift-web.org.uk/towncryer/2015/10/should-labour-support-the-cities-bill/