When directly elected mayors doggedly advocate for their city-region, they can make things happen, regardless of budgetary and devolution constraints.
The fear of ‘racial tension’ has been at the heart of many botched police inquiries into child sexual abuse.
What we can learn from the election of the new ‘metro mayors’ and why there are reasons to be cheerful.
Young people are being left behind by today’s politicians – but there is hope in Manchester and the region’s upcoming mayoral race.
Everywhere else in the UK is getting more devolved powers – so why not the nation’s capital?
The city of Manchester now has control over it’s NHS budget, but what does this mean in real terms?