Where I'm calling from*

Summary

• Yorkshire and the North are subject to the hegemony of power and influence concentrated in London.
• This hegemony has a negative impact on the …

Will West Yorkshire have the courage to make Devolution Democratic?

Thursday’s meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority will have important implications for the future of more than 5 million people. Leaders from cities …

Some reading for the end of 2016

At the end of last year, we collected together some of the pieces of writing that had got Same Skies members thinking that year. Many …

Regional Democracy - a recent timeline from West Yorkshire

Regional Democracy comes from below, it's about being positive and actively taking responsibility. Devolution by necessity comes from above, ceding responsibility from the top downwards …

Same Skies - an update

Same Skies is a loose network of people from West Yorkshire working together on the basis of the following principles:

- We're positive about regional democracy …

Regional Democracy and the EU – a view from West Yorkshire

This blog reflects the personal views of Leila Taleb (Bradford), Andrew Wilson (Huddersfield) and Ian Martin (Leeds). All are members of the Same Skies network …