11-05-2015, 10:43 AM
I think Shropshire is a good example of some of the problems we could face in regional devolution but I also think there is a simple answer there. It and Hereford are really part of the Welsh Border Country.
The basic rule should be that power should be devolved to a level where there is a clear geographic entity that has a pronounced common civic and cultural identity. Though I suspect that might give grounds for splitting the Black Country off from the Birmingham centric West Midlands - which might be a good thing anyway.
The basic rule should be that power should be devolved to a level where there is a clear geographic entity that has a pronounced common civic and cultural identity. Though I suspect that might give grounds for splitting the Black Country off from the Birmingham centric West Midlands - which might be a good thing anyway.