http://www.citiesmanifesto.org Manifesto for prosperous cities Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:09:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/elected-mayors/#comment-33 Liam Fogarty Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:56:50 +0000 http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/?page_id=9#comment-33 Switching appropriate powers and resources from Whitehall to new "sub-regional" bodies can't happen quickly enough. Equally important, however, is the potential of "metro mayors" to bust open the anonymous, anti-democratic structures which dominate local decision-making. City regions like Merseyside need a good dose of democracy. Our reliance on RDAs, "partnership bodies", Multi-Area Agreements etc. has undermined important democratic values like transparency and accountability. Too often , in Liverpool politics at least, responsibilty is something you dodge, rather than take. Mayors will make a difference, because they'll have no place to hide... Switching appropriate powers and resources from Whitehall to new “sub-regional” bodies can’t happen quickly enough. Equally important, however, is the potential of “metro mayors” to bust open the anonymous, anti-democratic structures which dominate local decision-making. City regions like Merseyside need a good dose of democracy. Our reliance on RDAs, “partnership bodies”, Multi-Area Agreements etc. has undermined important democratic values like transparency and accountability. Too often , in Liverpool politics at least, responsibilty is something you dodge, rather than take. Mayors will make a difference, because they’ll have no place to hide…

]]> http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/elected-mayors/#comment-29 Kevin Johnson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:58:52 +0000 http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/?page_id=9#comment-29 Wholeheartedly agree with Metro Mayors - and indeed the rest of Manifesto. But to work in 'Greater Birmingham', we are going to need candidates with the ideas, force of personality and leaderships skills to make the most of new powers and budgets. So far, they've not stepped forward. Have blogged on the subject at http://bit.ly/FkR79. Wholeheartedly agree with Metro Mayors – and indeed the rest of Manifesto. But to work in ‘Greater Birmingham’, we are going to need candidates with the ideas, force of personality and leaderships skills to make the most of new powers and budgets. So far, they’ve not stepped forward. Have blogged on the subject at http://bit.ly/FkR79.

]]> http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/elected-mayors/#comment-10 England needs 'Metro mayors' | Left Foot Forward Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:10:18 +0000 http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/?page_id=9#comment-10 [...] all three main political parties. Virtually all incumbent city leaders hate the idea. But ‘metro mayors‘ would mark a real shift in the balance of power from Whitehall to cities, re-engage millions [...] [...] all three main political parties. Virtually all incumbent city leaders hate the idea. But ‘metro mayors‘ would mark a real shift in the balance of power from Whitehall to cities, re-engage millions [...]

]]> http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/elected-mayors/#comment-3 Centre for Cities Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:34:19 +0000 http://www.citiesmanifesto.org/?page_id=9#comment-3 Join us at party conferences to debate our policy recommendations. We'll be part of the Urban Hub at Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem conferences, running fringe panel events on transport and city jobs - further details at www.urban-hub.org Join us at party conferences to debate our policy recommendations. We’ll be part of the Urban Hub at Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem conferences, running fringe panel events on transport and city jobs – further details at http://www.urban-hub.org

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