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Centred on decentralisation

Alexandra Jones looks at how the Government is keeping localism and decentralisation as its flagship agendas.

Giving power away is always easiest for politicians in opposition. So it is to this Government's credit that localism and decentralisation remain flagship agendas.

Yet, as the first year has rolled on, the tensions inherent, not just within localism, but between localism and economic growth, have become increasingly apparent.

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