The problem is centralisation. And the answer is…
In this special edition of The Hidden Power podcast for Democratic Yorkshire, Philip Tottenham talks with Ed Straw, and Professor Malcolm Prowle on the subject of the day and panacea England’s ills – Regionalisation.
Talking points:
- The experience of government: consultancy, Thatcher, Blair, powerlessness at the centre of power
- Problems with centralisation. How we experience it.
- Devolved parliaments and regions. Wales, Switzerland, Germany
- How this might look for Yorkshire. Some of the challenges and pitfalls.
- What’s the next step? Talking about it. Taking an interest. The long road ahead.
Links:
Localism – a tangible route to Regionalisation:
From the time of the Scottish referendum on independence:
Widely respected community action group Locality:
Has Devolution Worked – a 2019 Institute for Government report reflecting on the first Twenty years:
Some reflections on Government dysfunction (Malcolm Prowle, LinkedIn):
Ed Balls and others on regional inequality in the UK for the Centre for Economic Policy Research
Charter to End Westminster Rule:
A Nation Trapped Inside England (YouTube):
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