Despite the widely held belief that Greg Clark’s appointment as communities secretary would herald a new era, the lightening speed at which the chancellor announced a Devolution Bill has still come as a bit of a bolt from the blue.
The shockwaves particularly reverberated throughout the Core Cities event in London last week – which clashed with George Osborne’s Manchester announcement.
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