Merseyside Articles

It seems that, against all the odds, a new consensus on regional devolution is emerging. Andrew Adonis’ review is an important contribution to the debate around the need for greater devolution of budgets, resources and political powers from Whitehall. I particularly...

The Olympics have in many surprising and unexpected ways been an extraordinary event. The vibrancy of the games has been amazing, from the atmosphere and the competition through to the sheer numbers of individuals from so many countries that have attended or...

An elected mayor will bring new powers and resources to boost Liverpool’s fortunes By Joe Anderson —Liverpool city council has voted to forgo a referendum on the option of an elected mayor, and instead to go straight to a mayoral vote in the city on 3 May this year. I...

Ahh, the noble work of constitutional reform, ushering in a golden age of responsive, hard-working MPs representing balanced, fairly drawn constituencies. But all is not as it seems. Rather than a new dawn for democracy, redrawing constituency boundaries mostly means...