Core Cities (an organisation representing ten cities of the UK calling for greater devolution of powers, including Sheffield and Glasgow) has launched a petition calling for more freedom for cities in a modern version of the Magna Carta aimed at ‘driving prosperity, increasing equality and strengthening democracy’.
Core Cities writes:
The Modern Charter for Local Freedom calls for further devolution to cities and their regions and questions the right of central government to dictate so much of what local government does, and what people can decide.
And the Core Cities UK Devolution Summit has attracted a range of high profile speakers including Danny Alexander MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Scottish Labour Leader Jim Murphy MP and Keith Brown MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities.
Core Cities chair Sir Richard Leese said: ‘On the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, Core Cities UK believes it is time to think once again about how we build a modern, mature state, capable of succeeding equally at every level from the global to the local. Achieving this means handing some powers and functions further down the line, empowering citizens with more local choice.’
View more information about the ‘Modern Charter for local freedom’
