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BIG ISSUE: City-Regions
Calls have been increasing for major cities such as Greater Manchester to bind their councils together under the watch of elected mayors. We've got the latest on the debate here.
Tory experts want city-region mayors
22 June 2007
Powerful mayors for every English city and the four biggest provincial city-regions are proposed by a Tory policy group.
Tory plan to hand quango powers to councils
22 June 2007
Almost all regeneration powers and funding would go to councils under proposals commissioned by Conservative leader David Cameron.
Bid to change boundary slammed
8 June 2007
A decision to change the official boundary of the North-East's two city regions has led to accusations of governmental "jam-spreading" from the group responsible for improving the North's economic performance.
City-regions eye transport powers
25 May 2007
City-regions could be given more powers to plan and run local transport under government plans.
Manchester wants 'call in' powers
18 May 2007
Councils in Greater Manchester are likely to bid for city-regional planning powers if ministers give the go-ahead to a new governance system for the conurbation.
The new engines for city development
16 February 2007
Multi Area Agreements and City Development Companies are the latest big ideas for driving regeneration and growth in cities or city-regions. Alan Bruce takes a critical look at the Government's white paper proposals.
City driver: Dermot Finch, director, Centre for Cities
4 May 2007
London is proof that a city-region mayoral system can boost economic growth, says Dermot Finch. But, he adds, the city's success could make it a threat to its mayorless peers.
Core faces challenge on growth
22 June 2007
Groups of councils outside the main metropolitan areas are taking practical steps to reinforce their economic prospects through closer partnership working, maintains Ben Kochan.
All Pull Together
3 November 2006
The local government white paper lacked detail of how city regions might work. But one solid proposal - that for Multi-Area Agreements - made the final cut.
Opinion
City-Regions
By Sir Peter Hall
City-region debate is mired in history
23 June 2006
The proposed reorganisation of local government, a favourite topic of David Miliband's before he was...
By Sir Peter Hall
City-regions policy murkier than ever
10 November 2006
When they launched the Northern Way strategy two years ago, its eight key city-regions were...
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