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South Yorkshire Election SpecialChief Executive Andrew Carter speaks with four mayoral candidates ahead of the upcoming South Yorkshire elections to discuss their priorities for improving the city region’s economy
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Everything you need to know about metro mayors
This May, residents of South Yorkshire will head to the polls to elect their city region mayor. What are metro mayors and what do they do?
South Yorkshire Metro Mayor — Three Policy Priorities for 2022
This briefing sets out three policy priorities for the new metro mayor after the election to address the biggest issues facing South Yorkshire's economy.
The future looks bright for buses across British cities
Recent big decisions mean the populations of Manchester, Liverpool and South Yorkshire can hopefully look forward to cheaper, greener, faster and more reliable services.
Britain beyond Brexit and the case for English Mayors
Writing for UK in a Changing Europe, Andrew Carter argues that a post-Brexit England should shift power down to directly elected mayors.
How are local authorities working towards a post-Covid green recovery?
Three ways in which Covid-19 has affected councils' plans to build a green economy.
Three reflections on comment concerns about ‘levelling up local government’
Our recent paper 'Levelling up Local Government in England' sparked much debate. Here’s a round-up and response to the main themes.
Levelling up local government in England
This report sets out how the Government should use the devolution white paper to reorganise and simplify local government to level up the country.
Road to recovery
How should the Government roll back its support in a way that allows growth to occur across the country?
Where next for devolution in England?
Our latest thinking on devolution in England