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England’s new devolution settlement may be marketed as devolution, but it is certainly not democracy

England’s new devolution settlement may be marketed as devolution, but it is certainly not democracy

The previous Coalition government talked a lot about localism, and the current majority Conservative government has made progress on its ‘northern powerhouse’ agenda. Now, the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill is going through parliament. Laird Ryan casts an eye over the current state of policy and the debate, and asks who’s likely to benefit, […]