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DevoManc should be viewed with suspicion

Michael Dawson By Michael Dawson Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Featured Posted: March 17, 2015

In her most recent article, Professor Francesca Gains contends that DevoManc is “an idea whose time has come” and that any opposition “underplays” the combined authority’s years of hard work. With the greatest respect to Prof Gains, her arguments overlook the reality of Manchester’s situation. The facts are as follows: In 2012, David Cameron stated […]

Tagged With: city council, David Cameron, devolution, DevoManc, elected mayors, regional mayors, Whitehall

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