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Teamwork makes the dream work

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By Emma Burnell
| LabourList
When Andy Burnham steps across the threshold of 10 Downing Street he will have several huge jobs to lead on. Number one, of course, will be setting the political and policy direction for the country.
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From Municipal Socialism to Manchesterism

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By Emma Burnell
| LabourList
Last month I had the honour of interviewing Lord David Blunkett. We – of course – discussed his time at the heart of the New Labour government as Education Secretary and Home Secretary. But we also discussed his long tenure as leader of Sheffield Council in the 1980s, where he implemented what he called at the time “Municipal Socialism”. It was, of course, a very different time. Not least because the cities trying to implement it were working against the hard right Thatcher government.
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Can Labour learn to give away power?

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By Emma Burnell
| LabourList
I have long been an advocate of devolution. We are one of the most centralised countries in the developed world, with far too many decisions made far too far away from the communities they affect. This has slowed growth and meant that far too many opportunities are clustered in London and the South East. This disconnect between decision-makers and the rest of us is a core part of the pervasive sense that politics doesn’t work for the vast majority.
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