Simon Kaye interview: fiscal devolution hampered by lack of local consensus

Fiscal devolution is being held back by the lack of a coherent vision from within local government as to what it should look like, according to the director of policy at the Re:State think tank.

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Simon Kaye said that part of the problem was the tendency to operate on a “centralism by default” basis in almost every area, combined

Simon Kaye interview: fiscal devolution hampered by lack of local consensus

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