EEF is urging newly elected councillors to overcome the vague rhetoric and narrow outlook that has so far hindered progress on rolling out devolution across England, and focus on taking ownership of the delivery of successful devolution from central government.
The call follows local council elections and forms part of EEF’s submission to the BIS Select Committee inquiry on devolution. In it, EEF stated that devolution has a clear role to play in strengthening the local business environment, but local decision makers must set aside their differences, come together and sign a deal with government…
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