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Devolution round up – where are we now?
CFPS have been exploring emerging trends 8 months on from devolution, including the pressure to commercialise, the trend for increased collaboration between councils at…
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New mayor of Manchester launches homelessness fund
The new mayor Andy Burnham, of Greater Manchester has launched a homelessness fund, donating 15% of his salary to kick-start the fundraising, according to…
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Metro mayors – new report by IPPR
IPPRs report on metro mayor outcomes is helpful. Englands-new-leaders_Apr2017 Here is IPPR’s 60-second summary: England will soon welcome prominent and powerful city leaders. Six…
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Re-booting devolution
The ‘devolution revolution’ has stalled, largely for lack of a clear purpose, process or timescale. A rebooted, successful approach to devolution requires a principle-based…
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Governance and devolution
This excellent CfPS pulication explores some of the common challenges around governance and devolution and how a number of areas have tried to resolve…
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Closer to Home – mayoral powers
We need a new devolution deal on housing – one that empowers combined authorities to act on the housing opportunities, challenges and requirements of…
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Partnerships, decisions and accountability
This is the third in a series of blogposts on governance and devolution. CfPS has been funded by the LGA to provide practical support…
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Manchester councils sign housing agreement
Around 30 housing associations and 10 councils in Greater Manchester plan to agree a ‘memorandum of understanding’ to set joint targets across the region.…
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State of the North
This year, IPPR North’s annual State of the North report looks to the long-term future and asks a simple question: How will we know…
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Governance of devolution powers in the new city regions
Here is an interesting report from CfPS where i have the pleasure of being an Advisory Board Member. Greater responsibility requires greater scrutiny. Devolution is…
