Stella Tsantekidou column: ‘If I were a tech bro, I would be backing Andy’
One morning Satan slid into my LinkedIn DMs. Using a male human name and concealing his reptilian form…
Devolution
‘MPs must have a clear key role in ‘mayorland’
The Burnham devolution roadmap is ultimately the same the Starmer one: create unitary authorities to replace the inefficient…
A devolution revolution worthy of the name
Burnham’s bold plan to give mayors in England a share of income tax and business rates is transformational…
‘Devolution without redistribution is just delegation’
Devolution is the central idea of British politics under this Prime Minister. The principle is simple and sound: Decisions…
‘‘Let’s make devolution work’
Andy Burnham’s economy speech last week was a big moment. After Labour’s long “hot essay summer”, here at…
‘How Burnham’s devolution revolution can deliver for North Wales’
The North Star leads the way; it certainly has over the past two weeks and looks like it…
Can Labour learn to give away power?
I have long been an advocate of devolution. We are one of the most centralised countries in the…
Labour MSs accuse Keir Starmer of ‘undermining devolution’
Over a third of Labour’s Senedd members have written to the Prime Minister accusing him of undermining devolution.…
‘Time for MPs to stop being ‘Super Councillors’ and start being legislators again’
MPs have increasingly become ‘super councillors’ as opposed to legislators. In practice this means MPs are expected to…
‘From town halls to Whitehall: climate and nature action must start locally’
Last week, an investigation by Aviva was published in The Guardian with the headline “Towns may have to…
