Devolution alone will not renew Britain
Labour’s state-reform agenda risks repeating age old mistakes
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Power without protection
Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda promises to transform lives, but domestic abuse survivors risk being left behind
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What Greater Manchester teaches us about public service reform
The best-known achievements of Burnham’s Manchester are economic. Its most enduring legacy may end up being institutional
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A politics of belonging
Britain’s crisis of trust will not be solved from Westminster. The answer lies in giving local communities greater power over…
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The net zero transition is not a silver bullet
Green industrial strategy could benefit some poorer communities, but it’s no panacea for decades of underinvestment.
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The council debt crisis is of the government’s own making
The abolition of the Audit Commission, and the squeeze on local authority budgets, has doubled the sector’s liabilities.
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Successive Tory governments have abandoned workers
The shadow minister for business, employment rights and levelling up on Labour’s plans for economic renewal.
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What does the North East devolution deal mean for the region?
Labour candidate Kim McGuinness, independent Jamie Driscoll, and experts from the region discuss the largest devolution agreement to date.
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