Reform of England’s local government system is long overdue. There are currently 349 local and combined authorities with overlapping responsibilities and competing interests. This bureaucratic and complex system makes long-term strategic decision making difficult and holds back the places that need to be levelled up.
In his latest report Centre for Cities’ Policy Officer Simon Jeffrey proposed redrawing the English political map, replacing the 348 existing authorities with 69 unitary or combined ones with greater powers and resources and whose political boundaries match the economic geography in which people live and work.
For this episode of City Minutes, he joins Andrew Carter to discuss his proposals in more detail.
Event catch up: West of England metro mayor hustings
City Talks: How can we achieve inclusive growth?
City Talks: What does a modern industrial strategy actually look like?
City Talks: World Cities and Nation States
City Talks: What will Brexit mean for cities?
City Talks: Is gentrification a bad thing?
City Talks: Thomas Kemeny on the rise and fall of urban economies
Lessons from the US on mayors
City Talks: Brownfield vs Green Belt
Event catch-up: the first 100 days – what should be at the top of the West Midlands Mayor’s in-tray?
Event catch-up: the first 100 days – what should be at the top of the Sheffield City Region Mayor’s in-tray?
City Talks: Are big cities more productive?
Event catch-up: the first 100 days – what should be at the top of the Greater Manchester Mayor’s in-tray?
Event catch-up: The first 100 days - what should be at the top of the Liverpool City Region mayor's in-tray?
City Horizons: Benjamin Barber on how mayors could change the UK
City Talks: Paul Cheshire on challenging conventional urban policy wisdom
The first 100 days of the Tees Valley Metro Mayor
City Talks: Getting ready for mayors
City Talks: Robin Hambleton on leading an inclusive city
City Horizons: Tristram Hunt MP on the Urban Century
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