Across England,discussions about devolution and regional mayors are taking position behind closed doors. But there’s still time to crank them open Across England, a flurry of pre-budget meetings with local council leaders is currently underway about power sharing from government to local regions and counties.
Devolution discussions, or largely held behind closed doors,include whether to maintain regional or county mayors, and span parts of the country consideringa deal with Whitehall: Norfolk, or Suffolk,Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and Leicestershire,Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and Yorkshire,Cumbria, the Bristol area, or Hampshire and more. Cornwall agreed a devolution deal without a mayor last year. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com