Saving devolution from itself: Building Regional Democracy in the North of England

Devolution. City Deals. Northern Powerhouse. What does this even mean to the average person on the street? Devolution probably reminds most people of Charles Darwin …

Could we put ‘Ubuntu’ at the heart of better mental health for all in West Yorkshire?

Before David 'Rocky' Bennett’s death in an East Anglian psychiatric unit 18 years ago, he sent a letter to the nurse director, pointing out …

Could our Regional Democracy trial a Citizens’ Income?

Maybe it’s me. Maybe my instincts are all over the place. But when the Yorkshire Post’s political editor described something as 'much mocked' …

Could local public banks allow our region to do things independently of London?

When I’ve attended devolution conferences, I’ve found them interesting but at the same time I’ve been astonished that local public banking is …

What can Yorkshire learn from Rojava?

Guest blog by Tabitha Bast from Leeds

Rojava is the light in the darkness that is Syria, an autonomous region of 4 separate but interrelated …

"If we are truly devolving power to local people, where are the people?"

On Friday 22nd January, Leila Taleb from the Same Skies collective and JUST was invited to participate in a panel discussion as part of 'Power …