ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

What's the big idea?

Sir Richard Leese discusses the importance of getting beyond the 'big idea' of devolution to deliver local results.

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By Sir Richard Leese | 20 October 2015

The party conference season underlined how devolution and decentralisation is now the ‘big idea' of British domestic politics.

Core Cities' conference programme was an extremely busy one with events at Liberal Democrat, Labour, Conservative and – for the first time – SNP.

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Sir Richard Leese

Popular articles by Sir Richard Leese

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  2. Inclusive growth is key to local wealth
  3. Putting local communities at the heart of the green jobs revolution
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