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Will the Mayor help Manchester get what it wants, this time?

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton and Stephen Clarke Filed Under: All posts Posted: November 30, 2016

Looking forward to next May, when Greater Manchester elects its first Metro Mayor, Stephen Clarke of Resolution Foundation and Professor Ruth Lupton of the University of Manchester’s Inclusive Growth Analysis Unit highlight what they should do to tackle the disparity in living standards. People working in central Manchester earn £2.81 an hour more than those […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester, growth, inclusive growth, inequality, living standards, Mayor

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The future of metro mayors – all eyes on Greater Manchester

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: All posts, Devo Posted: June 25, 2015

Greater Manchester this week becomes the first combined metro area to have its own mayor. Professor Francesca Gains looks ahead at what awaits Tony Lloyd. Arrangements to deliver an elected metro mayor for Greater Manchester take several significant steps forward this week. In the House of Lords, the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill moves […]

Tagged With: Bob Jones, Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill, DevoManc, George Osborne, Greater Manchester, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Mayor, police and crime commissioners, Tony Lloyd

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The making of the Greater Manchester mayor – what next?

Francesca Gains By Francesca Gains Filed Under: Devo, Featured, Urban Posted: February 26, 2015

Opposition to a mayoral model for Manchester overlooks a decade of innovation and collaboration that has delivered economic and social benefits for the region, says Prof Francesca Gains. Much has been made of backroom deals between the Chancellor George Osborne and Manchester City Council’s chief executive Sir Howard Bernstein to deliver the most significant devolutionary […]

Tagged With: AGMA, Bernstein, budgets, decentralisation, Devo, devolution, DevoManc, Leese, Manchester, Mayor, osborne

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DevoManc is positive for all Northern cities

Ed Cox By Ed Cox Filed Under: Featured, Westminster Watch Posted: November 4, 2014

Should the Government’s new devolution settlement for Greater Manchester be welcomed? Ed Cox – who is set to speak in Manchester this Thursday about the regions – offers a clear ‘Yes’ vote. There can be little doubt that the agreement reached between the Chancellor and the leaders of the 10 local authorities that make up […]

Tagged With: devolution, Greater Manchester, Manchester, Mayor, Northern cities, police and crime commissioners

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