Scottish cities demand greater devolution and funding parity
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The latest in this situation
- Andy Burnham makes a political move to assert influence within John Swinney's political domain.
- Both Edinburgh and Glasgow have jointly demanded greater economic devolution and funding parity.
- Glasgow City Council's leader demands equal devolution powers for the city.
- Scottish Government reviews DWP powers as Burnham offers new devolution powers.
- Andy Burnham advocates for decentralizing powers to cities, urging the SNP government to share power and criticizing Holyrood.
How it started
City mayors, including Andy Burnham of Greater Manchester, advocate for greater regional devolution power for Scottish cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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What happened
City mayors, including Andy Burnham of Greater Manchester, advocate for greater regional devolution power for Scottish cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Both Edinburgh and Glasgow have jointly demanded greater economic devolution and funding parity.Sub-event
- Glasgow City Council's leader demands equal devolution powers for the city.Sub-event
- Andy Burnham advocates for decentralizing powers to cities, urging the SNP government to share power and criticizing Holyrood.Sub-event
- Michael Kelly advocates for local government reform in Glasgow.Sub-event
- The drug death rate is a national emergency in Europe, highlighted by a council funding issue determined by a document published in Edinburgh.Sub-event
- Pressure is mounting regarding the current state and services of bus services operating within the city of Glasgow.Sub-event
Leaders sought Andy Burnham's advice on regional funding and future devolution settlement for the Central Belt.1 source
- Greg Clark argued that cities needed regional empowerment, leading to the securing of the first City Deal outside England, while noting the risk of falling behind England's city regions.Sub-event
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- Nicola Sturgeon's personal life, including issues with her estranged husband, has become public and is now linked to her political role and city matters in Glasgow.Sub-event
- Political debate at Holyrood argues that centralization hinders long-term economic growth.Sub-event
Lennon criticized Burnham's knowledge while he proposed decentralizing power to Scottish cities.1 source
Advocacy for a directly elected mayor for the region amid devolution calls.1 source
Burnham advocates for deeper devolution and structural change in Scottish politics.1 source
- Andy Burnham contested leadership against Jeremy Corbyn in 2015 while serving as mayor of Greater Manchester.Sub-event
Mayors advocate for greater regional devolution power for Scottish cities.1 source
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The entities involved
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Glasgow
city in Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edinburgh
capital city of Scotland, UK
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- heraldscotland.com
- thenational.scot
- glasgowtimes.co.uk
- heraldscotland.com
- bbc.co.ukScottish councils 'starved of cash and powers' by SNP, says Alexander
- manchestereveningnews.co.uk
- heraldscotland.com
- thenational.scot
- heraldscotland.com
- heraldscotland.com
- dailyrecord.co.uk
- heraldscotland.com
- dailyrecord.co.uk