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Still some way to go on really devolving to cities

I welcome Ed Miliband’s announcement today. After years of painful funding cuts (still going on) we could be forgiven for thinking that Westminster politics thought the recession was a problem caused by local government – rather than them being part of the solution....

After the honeymoon – LGBT people and austerity

Same-sex marriage has been all over the news. Photos of happy couples are captioned with reminders of the progress in LGBT equality over the past decades. Some even describe it as the final piece in the jigsaw of gay rights. But as the confetti settles, life can be...

Maoist Tories and the BBC licence fee

It’s been welfare week. The ‘benefits cap’ was a sideshow. George Osborne really needs to get better at politics. The key to tricking your opponents is not to smirk at the same time. If you want Labour to become unpopular on welfare then don’t erect a large sign...

People of the north: In need of a good lawyer

A Great Train Robbery is occurring oop north. The revelation that nine of TransPennine Express's 70 railway carriages are to be reallocated to boost Chiltern Rail services in the south-east has left northerners reeling in anger. The carriages will be taken out from...