Devolution
Doncaster, not Leicester, calls the shots in Sheffield
Andrew Adonis is in Sheffield - the latest stop on his city mayors' tour.
99 and not out
I heard how Leeds and Bradford felt about elected mayors on the latest leg of my city tour.
An elected mayor for Newcastle United?
Unless Alan Shearer or Cheryl Cole throw their hats in the ring, there won't be much support for a Mayor of Newcastle in next year’s referendum.
They may have King Kenny, but would Liverpool want an elected mayor?
Andrew Adonis continues his tour of the twelve cities that could have elected mayors and heard how Liverpool is responding.
Would an elected mayor change Birmingham and Coventry for the better?
On the second leg of my tour of the 12 cities holding referenda to decide whether to have an elected mayor, I travelled to Birmingham and Coventry.
The Localism Bill: A radical redistribution of power?
On the 12 January the Institute for Government hosted a breakfast roundtable to discuss the government's Localism Bill.
Bristol's answer to Boris Johnson?
I am visiting each of the 12 largest provincial English cities proposed to have elected mayors. Yesterday I visited Bristol.
Completing the localism jigsaw
The Localism Bill is unlikely to resolve the all questions posed by the wider devolution agenda.
Business plans shift responsibilities for outcomes away from ministers
Despite claims of a "power shift" from Whitehall to individuals and communities, 10 Downing Street and the centre are not relinquishing control..