Six months of the metro mayors
Six months of Andy Street: the outlook in the West MidlandsThe mayor has achieved his ‘first 100 days’ objectives, and has already raised the national profile of his city region
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Six months of the metro mayors
The UK’s metro mayors have changed British politics in just six monthsTo kick off our new metro mayor blog series, Andrew Carter examines the progress made by the mayors in their first six months
Conference round-up part 2: the Conservatives have failed to deliver a compelling vision for urban Britain
The new policies set out by the Conservatives are unlikely to help cities address the challenges they face, or to win over urban voters
Conference round-up part 1: Labour cannot deliver a ‘local government renaissance’ by side-lining its mayors
The party’s ambivalence on devolution is underlined by its myopia on metro mayors
City Deals and Growth Deals – Case Studies
How cities have used their City and Growth Deals to support local economic growth
Finance and Tax Case Studies
How cities within the UK and abroad are making the most of their resources and assets to deliver growth and innovation.
Leadership and Devolution Case Studies
How cities in the UK and beyond are making the most of their policymaking and fiscal powers
Collapse of Sheffield deal reflects the Government’s drift on devolution
The economic rationale of devolution has been lost. The Government needs to recover it to make the best possible success of this agenda.
3 stand-out issues from Greg Clark’s speech on industrial strategy
The Business Secretary’s speech shows there’s still thinking to be done on delivering a truly ‘place-based’ industrial strategy
Is fiscal devolution off the table following the Queen’s Speech?
Dropping business rates devolution now would be a backwards step by the Government