Tag Archives: Devolution

What is Driving this Devolution Push
This is started out as a short post to get behind what is driving devolution to cities in England. It got a little too long. Apologies. Well what is this all about; why is it happening and what can we expect from it. There is much talk about how centralised the UK’s decision making is […]

The Development of Policies Towards Cities in England in the last 10 years – (or so)
I am writing this as I have been asked to help organise a visit of Dutch policy makers who are keen to learn from our experience of City policy in England and whilst I have lived through it and had an input into some of it – I couldn’t find a succinct summary of this […]
What has been the effect of Devolution on English Core Cities
I have been wondering for a while if anyone has done any research on the possible relative effects of the devolution programme in the UK on the English Core Cities. This would be through the positive investment engendered in the capital cities in the devolved territories and the behaviour of the UK Govt towards cities […]