Many northern coastal towns are in decline due to loss of industry, poor investment and policy imbalances unlike thriving southern...

Unified regional governance is vital for the UK’s industrial strategy, ensuring consistent policies, efficient resources and balanced growth

Regional disparities in children’s education underscore a broader social and economic divide that affects life opportunities

Some directly elected mayors in England are facing scandals and controversies, raising serious concerns about their accountability and effectiveness

By providing binary choices to complex questions, referendums fail to exemplify democracy – instead they embed division and polarise opinions

Join in with the Big Conversation to have your say and contribute to plans for greater autonomy across the whole...

A potential change of government presents an opportunity to resubmit the One Yorkshire devolution proposal rejected by the Conservatives

Addressing regional economic disparities will require bold steps from the new government

The UK’s two-party electoral system doesn’t represent us fairly – it’s time for change

Decisions affecting Yorkshire are often made far away or muddled by a complex structure of regional government – isn’t devolution...

Is the United Kingdom’s urgently needed national renewal even feasible in a political system dominated by a handful of parties?

The UK’s electoral system is archaic and is being made ever more unfair by the disenfranchisement of society’s weakest

Scotland’s impressive economic performance since devolution may hold answers for a more autonomous and prosperous Yorkshire

What can Yorkshire and other English regions learn from the economic and social success of the Basque Country?

The North-South economic divide in England appears inexorable and has far-reaching consequences. A struggling national economy is widening the gap

London-centric governments have neglected, underfunded and undervalued the North; regional parties are fighting back with devolution agendas