Did you miss last Thursday's #CFCDevolution event launching the outgoing Industrial Strategy Council's (@ISCProd_Matters) final report on #devolution and governance structures in the UK? Re-watch the event here 👇 youtu.be/JWn7-dB4amc

Did you miss Thursday's #CFCDevolution event launching the outgoing Industrial Strategy Council's (@ISCProd_Matters) final report on #devolution and governance structures in the UK? Re-watch the event here 👇 youtu.be/JWn7-dB4amc

Did you miss Thursday's #CFCDevolution event launching the outgoing Industrial Strategy Council's (@ISCProd_Matters) final report on #devolution and governance structures in the UK? Re-watch the event here 👇 youtu.be/JWn7-dB4amc

Interesting overview of the final @ISCProd_Matters reports & the future of #Devolution. Thanks @Barker4Kate Andy Haldane @GregClarkMP @AriannaGi & @Paul_Swinney for your insights, to @AndrewCities for chairing & @CentreforCities for hosting! #CFCDevolution

Haldane closes the webinar by looking forward to the Levelling Up White Paper, which he hopes will provide much needed clarity on the future of the #Devolution Agenda. Says the Devolution process must be "transparent, fair & long-lived" #CFCDevolution

Turning to the last General Election, Clark argues that the result - particularly in "Red Wall seats", shows that people "still want to be part of a national United Kingdom". While it is important we empower Local Govt, this shouldn't be at cost of the Union #CFCDevolution

Clark also warns against using the Industrial Strategy concept of "Place", #Devolution and #LevellingUp synonymously - while there is overlap there are different concepts and policies under all three #CFCDevolution

Clark repeats that the Five Pillars of the Industrial Strategy are still robust and still relevant. However, says it is "regrettable" that the Strategy has been scrapped as it is "a plan for the future that can be evaluated" #CFCDevolution

Giovannini also expresses concern that the Devolution White Paper is now being subsumed into a Levelling Up White Paper. Is worried #Devolution will become a "subheading of #LevellingUp", with Govt trying to control the Levelling Up agenda from the centre #CFCDevolution

Giovannini says that #LevellingUp will not be achieved without further #Devolution. Says this Govt has done more for devolution than many other Parliaments, with success of Metro Mayors providing evidence of the benefits that Devolution may bring #CFCDevolution

Looking at the "spats" with the Northern Mayors, Swinney argues that it was easy for the Mayor to "take a pop" at the government, as they did not have the powers to address the challenges. By empowering Mayors, Govt could also hold them to account #CFCDevolution

Swinney says that the #Coronavirus appears to have "changed the mood music" around #Devolution. Believes that this is "a shame" as many of the Govt's #LevelligUp aspirations will be best delivered through the local level #CFCDevolution

🗣️ Kate Barker, Member of @ISCProd_Matters outlines the key findings of the ISC's final report, emphasising how an iterative approach is needed for UK #devolution. #CFCDevolution

Barker also argues that creating identity around places not always easy. Argues Kent & Essex LEP has not done a good job of this, but the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough MCA has - largely due to powers & visibility of the Mayor #CFCDevolution

Final question is on the role of an #IndustrialStrategy approach in #Devolution and #LevellingUp, Barker says that she feels the Govt has "taken its eye off of the #Devolution aspect of Levelling Up" - argues this is why the report is so timely #CFCDevolution

Giovannini also notes that #LocalGovt cannot deliver anything, so greater collaboration is needed. Also says that #Brexit was in part a reaction to people feeling decisions that affected them were made far away from them #CFCDevolution

Giovannini argues that across 🇪🇺, governments have achieved #Devolution not by increasing the size of local government's footprints, but by ensuring the adequate transfer of powers and moneys to the right level #CFCDevolution

🗣️ @CentreforCities’ Director of Policy & Research @Paul_Swinney shares his thoughts on the ISC's final report. @ISCProd_Matters #CFCDevolution

Giovannini warns against using #Devolution synonymously with local government reorganisation. Notes that while UK already has the highest number of local govt, growing size of local govts makes them less local in their nature #CFCDevolution

Clark also argues that #Devolution will always be political. Says that true devolution cannot be implemented without the democratic will and support of local people #CFCDevolution