HS2: new driver needed
Is the Oakervee Review “welcome”, “frustrating” or the end of the line for HS2, asks Kevin Johnson? It was no surprise to see Andy Street prosecuting a positive take on
Hezza: Give Metro Mayors greater powers to deliver housing, skills and jobs
Britain’s metro mayors should be given greater powers over housing, schools and jobs to truly transform English cities and drive the economy, a new report from former Deputy Prime Minister
Devolution: dead or default?
Two seemingly opposite but not mutually exclusive diagnoses of the state of devolution emerged from the International Business Festival in Liverpool yesterday, writes Kevin Johnson. Either, devolution is all but
An Optimism of Mayors
What is the collective noun for Mayors, you might be wondering? OK, you probably weren’t. Anyway, it’s not a Chain (that’s the civic bunch), but an Optimism. Yes, an Optimism
Mayors: Does Bloomberg have lessons for Street?
As seven Mayors meet together for the first time in London today, Chris Game wonders why the West Midlands Mayor has not availed himself of a leadership programme inspired by,
Mayors: Does Bloomberg have lessons for Street?
As seven Mayors meet together for the first time in London today, Chris Game wonders why the West Midlands Mayor has not availed himself of a leadership programme inspired by,
Mayors call for new programme of devolution
London is hosting the first of what is planned to be a series of summits attended by all of England’s regional and city-wide Mayors today, reports Kevin Johnson. The seven –
Mayors call for new programme of devolution
London is hosting the first of what is planned to be a series of summits attended by all of England’s regional and city-wide Mayors today, reports Kevin Johnson. The seven –
WMCA shouldn’t have to mean (almost) Wholly Male Combined Authority
Chris Game Combined Authorities, elected mayors, women’s representation, Greater Manchester CA, Liverpool City Region CA, West Midlands CA, Andy Burnham, Steve Rotheram, Andy Street, Fawcett Society, Liverpool Women’s Leadership Group Combined Authorities have had a women problem – or rather, a lack-of-women problem – pretty well from their inception, and the much recycled picture of … Continue reading WMCA shouldn’t have to mean (almost) Wholly Male Combined Authority
The North and Midlands – more in common than divides?
When Business Secretary Greg Clark announced that negotiations would start “immediately” on a second devolution deal for the West Midlands, it was taken as confirmation that Andy Street and the
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