How Burnham Can Make UK Devolution Work by Mariana Mazzucato
Andy Burnham’s first 100 days as prime minister of the United Kingdom will need to be devoted to building the institutional architecture for his vision of devolved governance to succeed. The question is not where to concentrate decision-making authority, but how to ensure that different authorities are working together.
LONDON—On his first morning as prime minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burnham visited a charity for the homeless and pledged to end rough sleeping nationally by expanding the “Housing First” strategy he pursued as mayor of Greater Manchester. In doing so, he offered an early glimpse of his model of government: a state that provides resources from the center, then entrusts delivery—and the lessons that come with it—to local authorities.
