Europe’s Mayors Are Islands of Liberalism in a Sea of Populists

Europe’s mayors are islands of liberalism in a sea of populists

City bosses are the functioning bits of increasingly dysfunctional polities

Mayor calls for faster and deeper devolution

A regeneration boss is calling for faster and deeper devolution to help regions shape policies that reflect their own economic and social needs. North East mayor Kim McGuinness used her keynote address at University College London’s  (UCL) Sir Peter Hall Lecture to call for greater local powers over post-16 skills, housing…