Andrew Adonis
Director
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Why I Wrote to Eric Pickles
If we get the mayoral offer right, we can transform the way our cities are governed.
Mayors and the Localism Bill
This briefing note provides the Institute's view on how the Localism Bill could be strengthened.
Localism Bill
In this letter, Lord Adonis presses for the office of elected mayor to be given greater powers.
John Major on the Union and the future of politics
John Major in his Ditchley Foundation lecture set out two bold ideas for today’s politicians to ponder.
Leicester: The real constitutional revolution of 2011?
If AV is defeated tomorrow, it is the city of Leicester which will herald the revolutionary constitutional change of the year.
A tale of two knights
Support for the two knights means Mancunians see little to gain from an elected mayor.
Doncaster, not Leicester, calls the shots in Sheffield
Andrew Adonis is in Sheffield - the latest stop on his city mayors' tour.
99 and not out
I heard how Leeds and Bradford felt about elected mayors on the latest leg of my city tour.
An elected mayor for Newcastle United?
Unless Alan Shearer or Cheryl Cole throw their hats in the ring, there won't be much support for a Mayor of Newcastle in next year’s referendum.
They may have King Kenny, but would Liverpool want an elected mayor?
Andrew Adonis continues his tour of the twelve cities that could have elected mayors and heard how Liverpool is responding.