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New £200m science institute for the north (The Times ) A multimillion-pound science institute in Manchester will be announced by George Osborne tomorrow as the next step in his plans for a "northern powerhouse" to rival London’s thriving... 2 December 2014 |
UK growth up by 0.2% if metros unleashed At a launch event at the RSA Great Room with Jim O’Neill, Lord Heseltine and Sir Richard Leese, the Commission today set out the recommendations from its final report, Unleashing Metro... 22nd October, 2014 |
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Town Hall reforms: Supersized councils are now the new normal (The Independent ) The Independent, England’s councils are clubbing together to create a new breed of “super councils” in one of the biggest shake-ups in local democracy for a generation... 1 December 2014 |
Devolve power to UK cities in order to boost UK economy by £79bn says Commission The process of devolving power and responsibility from Whitehall to UK cities (‘Devo Met’) should run in parallel with that of ‘Devo Max’ for Scotland, with draft legislation... 22nd October, 2014 |
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Metros should draw on strength of the UK’s world-class universities to power local growth As the government considers devolving public expenditure powers to nations and metros, radical new incentives should be put in place to ensure our universities play a bigger... 15th October, 2014 |
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Just let the drivers get on with it (Times Higher Education) Universities already play a key role in powering regional growth. Another diktat demanding more on that score may be unhelpful... 27 November 2014 |
Radical plan to devolve power to cities proposed by RSA City Growth Commission Giving cities the power to revalue council tax bands as well as pool and allocate central government revenue without ringfencing are just two of the recommendations made today by the RSA City... 8th September, 2014 |
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We must share funds based on need (Local Government Chronicle ) The pace of devolution within England is quickening... 14 November 2014 |
Outdated infrastructure stifling city growth and costing UK £billions The UK loses billions of pounds every year as a result of poor, overly-centralised decision-making that fails to encourage greater connectivity between metros, and causes problems across... 16th July, 2014 |
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