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Conservative manifesto: local government key points

The Conservative Party General Election manifesto is published today.  This is an at a glance guide on the key points for local government and local public services.  “We believe that if you decentralise power, you get better results and better …

Do Regions Matter?

Our regions conference yesterday went with a fizz.    I started the event by proposing ‘five principles for a new debate’: Regional arrangements should be voluntary and locally self defined – not dictated by the EU or by Whitehall  Democracy and accountability …