Tag: David Sweeting
A northern powerhouse, or an unwelcome imposition? Experts respond to George Osborne’s Greater Manchester Mayor proposals
The Chancellor recently announced that in order to help make his “Northern Powerhouse” idea reality that the Greater Manchester City Region would see itself gain an elected, “London-style” Mayor, despite residents of Manchester City Council narrowly rejecting proposals for an Directly Elected Mayor for their local authority in 2011. Democratic Audit asked experts to respond to the […]
One year in, Bristol’s Mayoral experiment is making a difference to the city’s governance
Today, the independent Elected Mayor of Britsol, George Ferguson, gives his first “State of the City” address. One year on from his election, David Sweeting argues that it remains to be seen whether the decision to adopt the new system will lead to higher engagement with local politics, it has already begun a process of […]
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