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Arewethereyetarewe · 24/07/2026 19:26

I have just seen this on the news. The building and meeting with some regional mayors.

Is this a good move or a gimmick?

I want to be positive but I am not sure 🤔

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Greenleavesandsunshine · 27/07/2026 13:52

Redpaisley · 27/07/2026 01:39

And what exactly are the benefits? Are they creating more jobs there, better services, improved infrastructure, healthcare or is it just a gimmick?

I don’t think two offices can be called decentralisation.
Most countries have their political leader sit in one office. UK is not even that big geographically. Why Manchester, why not Leeds or an area completely neglected?

You don’t think 2 offices can be called decentralisation. Do you think that’s the whole policy? Are you seriously suggesting AB is going to go, “2 offices sorted that issue out”. Clearly, it’s a symbolic start to more decentralisation. Manchester is a starting point and AB has said he wants every postcode to benefit.
Most countries do have a capital city but they also have other centres of power. In the US Washington is the political capital and NYC is the financial capital, that’s not an accident. Lots of countries have federal systems of government with regional seats of power. The level of centralisation in the U.K. is actually unusual.
Every country is not run like the U.K. far from it in fact. Open your mind.

UltraHorse · 20/09/2026 17:44

I don't get why number ten north was created does it mean you write to number ten north instead of the London one if you are sick of things in the north sounds pointless Don't MPs get rents paid in London If that stopped maybe it would make some sense It's definitely not done anything to improve Sunday travelling from Blackpool So many trains cancelled overcrowded trains and for some inexplicable reason they no longer put replacement buses on when there is no driver available for multiple trains

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