Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd

LABOUR'S FIRST MOVES: Keir Starmer Gives Away Power

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In its first King's Speech, the Labour government said that "greater devolution of decision making is at the heart of a modern dynamic economy and is a key driver of economic growth."

Historically, why has the UK been so insistent on hoarding power centrally? And what's the potential in Westminster giving away power?

With Tony Travers (LSE), Sarah Longlands (IPPR North) and Neil McInroy (The Centre for Local Economic Strategies)

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