Labour’s plans for city and regional devolution are welcome, but don’t go far enough

On Tuesday, Lord Andrew Adonis released his report on regional growth in the UK for the Labour Party, which was welcomed by Ed Miliband as ‘long-term plan to show that there can be jobs in every part of country’. In responding to the plans, regional economic policy expert David Bailey argues that the plans represent a step in the right direction, but stop short of what is needed.