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Counties need to get real on Mayors

The group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, has called on political and business leaders in Lancashire and Cheshire to urgently progress discussions about devolution and elected mayors – or risk being left behind in the new Labour governments dash for growth.

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Taking the party out of Mayoral politics

Can good performing mayors ever overcome the sailings of their national colleagues? Frank McKenna reflects on the recent local election and mayoral results, and how they were hijacked by Westminster politicians.

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The red petals fall off again

Are the red petals falling off Lancashire’s rose again in a fresh dispute over devolution to the county? Jim reports and also looks at two Northern mayors fighting their corner.

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A week in America | 14 May 2021

This week in America the primaries and run-offs to the 2021 elections are already well underway. Martin Liptrot discusses the parallels and differences between the U.S and UK in its Mayors.

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