British cities have far too little power, and it’s holding them back
A comparison of Bristol and Gothenburg
Dan norris has a nice job. Last year he was elected mayor of the West of England, an area of almost 1,000 square kilometres centred on Bristol. His personal mandate of 125,000 votes is larger than any mp’s, giving him a high local media profile and a lot of clout. He gets to dispense goodies, including a pot of £540m ($610m) for public transport that Britain’s central government awarded to the West of England in April. Mr Norris says that people are nicer to him than they were when he was an mp.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A tale of two cities”
Britain October 8th 2022
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- A £4m scheme to bring Latin into British state schools begins
- British cities have far too little power, and it’s holding them back
- Liz Truss turns to accidental austerity
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