The Guardian view on Burnham’s devolution plans: power must be accompanied by scrutiny

Editorial 10 h United Kingdom

Vital accountability mechanisms have withered as English devolution has evolved. The government should take note Andy Burnham has criticised Britain’s “unaccountable state” that is at once too powerful and too distant from everyday life. He has made English devolution the central idea of his premiership, but his plan to give England’s mayors unprecedented power and money will have to confront a nu

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