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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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Who will lead the Manchester Powerhouse?

Iain Deas By Iain Deas Filed Under: Devo, Featured, Urban Posted: February 23, 2015

How significant will the elected mayoral role be for Greater Manchester – asks Iain Deas – and who will be that mayor? Simon Jenkins recently treated readers of the Guardian to an account of the rebuilding of city-regional governance in Greater Manchester. The story was of heroic struggle by Manchester’s civic leaders, guided by the […]

Tagged With: Bez, city-regions, DevoManc, elected mayors, George Osborne, GMCA, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Happy Mondays, Manchester, Simon Jenkins

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Police and Crime Commissioners – Lessons for devolution?

Francesca GainsVivien Lowndes By Francesca Gains and Vivien Lowndes Filed Under: Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: December 2, 2014

As Chancellor George Osborne finalises arrangements for devolved funding in the run-up to the Autumn Statement, Francesca Gains and Vivien Lowndes ask what can be learnt from the experience of Police and Crime Commissioners in their first two years. Two years ago, 41 directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners for England and Wales took office, […]

Tagged With: devolution, domestic violence, elected mayors, Electoral Commission, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, HMIC, Lord Stevens, National Audit Office, Paddy Tipping, police and crime commissioners, policing, Scottish referendum, Tony Lloyd, Yvette Cooper

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