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Opinion: A liberal case for Regional Ministers

Over the past week or so there have been a number of newspaper reports about Labour planning to bring back regional Government Ministers if it becomes part of a new Government next year.

Though some have attacked this idea, I believe there is a liberal case for regional Ministers. A progressive Government of Labour and Liberal Democrats could work on such a project together, building up the various regions of the UK to ensure that all of our regions can compete in the global economy, as well as making sure that all of our people have a chance to make the most …

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  • Greg Hyde
    Paul; Your reply is a reminder that progressive politics is full of people who don’t understand - or don’t care about - the issues driving public anger....
  • David Sparrow
    A pity we couldn’t field at least a paper candidate in Mansfield, our leader Ed’s birthplace!...
  • Paul
    @Greg Hyde “Like so many post industrial UK towns, Wales is seeing demographic changes in their communities that they never asked or were consulted on. ” ...
  • Greg Hyde
    The collapse in that Labour vote across those by-elections. Their Comms have been dreadful in all honesty....
  • Nonconformistradical
    @Jenny Barnes "you go back to the last time they were sold, whenever that was, and increase by house price inflation since then." As far as I know not all p...