West Yorkshire should call for powers to improve our welfare system

The recently announced West Yorkshire devolution deal provides £1.8 billion in funding over thirty years and new powers for deciding how that should be …

Does rugby league in West Yorkshire have a future?

Ian Martin argues that Rugby League should be at the heart of regional democracy and regional democracy should be at the heart of rugby league.

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 …

What could devolution mean for asylum seekers in Yorkshire?

by Ian Martin @ianeastleeds

What would happen if Yorkshire could decide for itself how to welcome those fleeing war and persecution? If you want to …