It's a good start. There's a bit more the government could do: ✅️ Speed up land reform: Make it easier for communities to buy & develop land for civic purposes. ✅️ Expand participatory budgeting. ✅️ Provide tools so locals can shape & co-design public services. ✅️ Provide startup finance for co-ops.
Josiah MortimerThis new devolution statement from the government is genuinely radical. Devolution will be the default Grants replaced by a share of local income tax for every mayor from 2028, buses brought under public control faster, every area to have or be establishing a strategic authority by end of 2027...