As mayor of Greater Manchester, Burnham has had policy hits – but has also struggled with thorny issues.
- Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Labour’s manifesto was largely predicated on economic growth, but the new government faces several problems too serious to wait for growth to kick in.
Despite a decade of Northern Powerhouse and levelling up, England remains thoroughly divided.
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History shows that revenge is a dish often served cold in Westminster.
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Detroit, formerly a global economic powerhouse, has filed for bankruptcy in the face of crippling loan repayments. While an equivalent collapse in the UK is unlikely any time soon, if certain voices in…
The coalition came to power in 2010 full of talk about ending the era of top down government and shifting power away from Westminster. The intervening years have given us one broken promise after another…
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