Why doesn’t government work?
Is it the politicians, the civil servants, the political parties?
Or is it the system in which they all operate?
The Hidden Power goes behind the sporting spectacle of modern politicking to find the real villain.
This series of six podcasts, broadcast weekly from October 10th, provides both critique and answers.
Good government is entirely possible - but not in its current guise.
Hosted by Ed Straw, former chair of Demos - the cross-party think-tank on democracy, and producer Philip Tottenham.
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Why doesn’t government work?
Is it the politicians, the civil servants, the political parties?
Or is it the system in which they all operate?
The Hidden Power goes behind the sporting spectacle of modern politicking to find the real villain.
This series of six podcasts, broadcast weekly from October 10th, provides both critique and answers.
Good government is entirely possible - but not in its current guise.
Hosted by Ed Straw, former chair of Demos - the cross-party think-tank on democracy, and producer Philip Tottenham.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this special edition of The Hidden Power podcast for Democratic Yorkshire, Philip Tottenham talks with Ed Straw, and Professor Malcolm Prowle on the subject of the day and panacea England's ills - Regionalisation.
Talking Points:
- The experience of government: consultancy, Thatcher, Blair, powerlessness at the centre of power
- Problems with centralisation. How we experience it.
- Devolved parliaments and regions. Wales, Switzerland, Germany
- How this might look for Yorkshire. Some of the challenges and pitfalls.
- What’s the next step? Talking about it. Taking an interest. The long road ahead.
Links:
Wikipedia on Regionalism:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regionalism_(politics)
Localism - a tangible route to Regionalisation:
From the time of the Scottish referendum on independence:
Widely respected community action group Locality:
Some links from Malcolm:
Has Devolution Worked - a 2019 Institute for Government report reflecting on the first Twenty years:
Some reflections on Government dysfunction (Malcolm Prowle, LinkedIn):
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7130931236369231874/
Ed Balls and others on regional inequality in the UK for the Centre for Economic Policy Research
From Ed:
Northern Independence Party:
https://www.freethenorth.co.uk/ourfuture
Charter to End Westminster Rule:
https://citizen-network.org/library/charter-to-end-westminster-rule.html
A Nation Trapped Inside England (YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=C2DFTj0Ot2o
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