Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has secured a new devolution deal with the UK government to provide the local authority with more influence over regional rail services within its Bee Network. The Bee Network is set to be a London-style intergraded transport system that...
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, Leader of Manchester City Council, Bev Craig, and Jo Ahmed, Honorary Consul of Japan in Greater Manchester, are announcing today (Tuesday 16 July) plans to make Japan a key focus for broadening and deepening diplomatic, business, cultural, and civ...
The article discusses a report published in a 2016 issue of "BMJ" about the possible mechanisms and challenges of the impending devolution of the six billion pound annual budget for health and social care in Greater Manchester, England in April 2016. Under the devolution policy, control of ...
The British city ofManchester, often seen as the UK's second city alongside Birmingham, will become the first metropolis outside ofLondonto be given greater local autonomy over budgets and city planning. Thedevolution deal, which will also see the city receive the right to directly elect a May...
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Transport policy sits high on the devolution agenda in Greater Manchester. Of the many big ticket items in successive devolution agreements, transport stands out both in terms of the powers devolved and the funding attached. Through the newly constituted Transport for the North body it sits at ...
The devolution of health funding in Greater Manchester in the UK: A travel map of life expectancyAs part of a public health campaign linked to a newly devolved health funding initiative in the UK we created a life expectancy map that people would immediately recognise and which could still be...
To secure the greatest and fastest possible improvement to the health of Greater Manchester (GM) citizens, homes need to be warm and safe, affordable and accessible, secure and supportive. Devolution provides an opportunity to improve housing, and the Prevention and Early Intervention Memorandum ...
By David Paine
By David Paine