People’s vews about what kind of region they want to live in will inform their views on local and regional devolution

The Northern Powerhouse project has picked up steam, with the Chancellor George Osborne using the policy to give Greater Manchester greater heft. This, and events in Scotland, have put regional and local devolution firmly on the agenda. Here, Ian Martin promotes an event which aims to bring people together in the Yorkshire area to think about what kind of region – and by extension what kind of regional devolution – local people, campaigners, and thinkers would want to see.