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Call for London to be ‘at leading edge’ of fiscal devolution

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London should be at the forefront of fiscal devolution as part of a radical shake-up of the city’s governance, according to a leading thinktank.

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In a new report, Re:State said the capital’s “incoherent and underpowered” system of governance had left it lagging behind not only comparable international cities

The government has been warned that its plans for fiscal devolution risk widening the gap between urban and rural areas, with “very damaging” consequences for the most sparsely populated parts of England.

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