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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today call for a devolution programme for England — but democracy campaigners are unimpressed.
The IPPR North think tank report endorsed by Mr Clegg calls for a wave of “metro mayors” who would run city regions as well as giving councils more power to vary taxes.
The think tank’s director Ed Cox said local leaders in England had missed out on additional powers granted to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland through devolution.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Holding office in local government is a poisoned chalice for a party that bases its electoral appeal around issues where it has no power whatsoever, argues NICK WRIGHT
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko ahead of Gala Day 2025
