Promoting Prosperity and Well-Being

In this page: One of the government’s main reasons for devolving power to cities and regions is the desire to promote economic development across different parts of England. This is because…

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Effective Services and Value for Money

In this page: One of the key criteria for judging whether to change how we are governed is whether doing so would improve public services. At the same time, most people…

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Democracy and Local Autonomy

In this page: This page considers the basic building blocks of democracy: representation and accountability. It also introduces the related idea of local autonomy. Our democratic system is primarily based on representation. In…

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