There is no one-size-fits-all model for metro mayors
What works for Manchester might not work for Leeds – it is important that governance models are adaptable
Ed Cox
Piecemeal devolution deals are not the way to create a Northern Powerhouse
It will take more than warm words to get a lasting rebalancing – the north needs a clear blueprint for devolution
Looking beyond the north-south divide
We need to look at the devolutionary needs of connected urban systems rather than perpetuate north-south caricatures
Autumn Statement: The northern powerhouse must be more than just Manchester
Ideas for a northern powerhouse are welcome. Now the chancellor must go further.
High speed 3: vision for the North or vanity for Osborne?
Driving northern economic development requires more than just transport connections.
London is important, but it can’t go it alone
The UK is making schoolboy errors with its economic development policy.
Invest in UK cities to stop this two-speed economy
As the UK continues to prioritise the performance of the capital city ahead of any other factor, it squanders the potential of a third of the nation.
New national infrastructure plan – old North/South divide
London and the South East will together receive three quarters of all transport investment in England in the years ahead.