Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Why Government plans to level up pose a challenge for metro mayor candidatesThe Government's plans to level up the UK economy pose a problem for the metro mayor manifestos argues Andy Westwood.
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Mayors: the run-up to 2020
What should the next Mayor of Greater Manchester focus on?Transport, skills and taxation should be top of the mayor's agenda after the May election according to Clive Memmott, Chief Executive of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Business rates reform would unlock opportunities for citiesMike Spicer is the Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce. Here, he looks ahead to the government's review of business rates.
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
What kind of mayor does the West Midlands need?One who will use their clout to turn glittering opportunities into meaningful local benefit and tackle the underlying issues lurking in the shadows, says Henrietta Brealey, Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce.
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
The South Yorkshire deal agreement means the first wave of city region devolution is nearly over, where next?The implementation of the South Yorkshire devolution deal shows that the wind is once again in the sails of city-region devolution, with over 24 million people in England now set to be covered....
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Is Andy Burnham creating a buzz as Greater Manchester Mayor?A look at the key developments on homelessness, transport and skills in Greater Manchester
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
What Tim Bowles is doing about skills inequalities across the West of EnglandDespite few formal devolved powers, Tim Bowles has unveiled a package of measures to boost skills provision in the West of England.
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
How Dan Jarvis uses his limited powers to improve Sheffield’s skills provisionThe Sheffield City Region authority doesn’t yet have the powers of other metro mayors, but the mayor’s support of the Sheffield Children’s University highlights how he can still target the challenges his area faces.
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Why London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone is good policyIf successful, the ULEZ will save lives and demonstrate the benefits of city devolution.
Mayors: the run-up to 2020
Power Surge: How England’s metro mayors are leading when Westminster can’tThe creation of metro mayors for England’s most populated cities was the biggest shake-up of local government in a generation