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Burnham can empower local decision-making and strengthen democracy: here’s how

Sophie Robinson

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14 Sept 2026

Andy Burnham became Prime Minister with a pledge to decentralise decision-making away from Westminster and into the hands of regions, hailing it as the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”. Putting this policy at the heart of his domestic ‘Manchesterism’ agenda presents an opportunity to give communities greater control over local decisions. It [...]The post Burnham can empower local decision-making and strengthen democracy: here’s how appeared first on Institute of Development Studies.

Andy Burnham became Prime Minister with a pledge to decentralise decision-making away from Westminster and into the hands of regions, hailing it as the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”. Putting this policy at the heart of his domestic ‘Manchesterism’ agenda presents an opportunity to give communities greater control over local decisions. It [...] The post Burnham can empower local decision-making and strengthen democracy: here’s how appeared first on Institute of Development Studies.

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