Plan for Manchester devolution ‘offers independence blueprint’

15^th September 2014

Media Coverage

MANCHESTER should be given income-tax raising powers and complete control of spending within five years as a blueprint for granting full devolution to English cities, a think tank has claimed.

Updated: Greater Manchester hints at mayoral model

15^th September 2014

Media Coverage

A radical plan to give Greater Manchester more control of its finances and income tax raising powers in return for adopting the elected mayor model is being put forward to the government.

ResPublica: give Manchester a devo-max deal

15^th September 2014

Media Coverage

Press Release: Devo Max – Devo Manc: Place-based public services

15^th September 2014

Press Releases

A radical plan enabling Greater Manchester to set its own income tax in 5 years and elect its own independent Mayor is being proposed by Phillip Blond from the independent think tank ResPublica.

Devo-Manc? Northern Cities Eye Greater Powers

14^th September 2014

Media Coverage

English cities look north to the Scottish referendum campaign and seek to wrest more control over their finances from Westminster.

‘Devo Manc’ call for devolution to Manchester

14^th September 2014

Media Coverage

MANCHESTER should be given income-tax raising powers and complete control of spending within five years as a blueprint for granting full devolution to English cities, a think tank said.

ResPublica announces Party Conference 2014 Fringe Programme

28^th August 2014

News

ResPublica is pleased to announce its 2014 party conference fringe programme. We will be running 33 fringe events across the three main party conferences this year, challenging Britain’s thought leaders on key topics of our time.

Know any local banks that get the community? Invent them

27^th August 2014

Media Coverage

Nearly 9 million people miss out on the benefits of banking, over 1 million adults in the UK fall victim to the crippling interest rates of the payday loan shark, 68% of low income housholds have no savings and small businesses are starved of credit options.

Future perfect: Business Day Online

25^th August 2014

Media Coverage

Phillip Blond, ResPublica’s Director, discusses the banker’s oath.

Lucinda Creighton’s teasing over new party is becoming rather tiresome

19^th August 2014

Media Coverage

Reform Alliance discusses its future with Phillip Blond, Director at ResPublica.