Lancashire will be seen as a second -rate player, and be side-lined from the opportunities emanating from the government’s Northern Powerhouse agenda if it’s political leaders don’t get their act together in 2018.
Esse é o aviso do executivo -chefe do centro de Black -Lancashire em Business Frank McKenna. Disse:
Speaking ahead of Tuesday’s ‘Devo Lancs’ Downtown lunch with Blackpool leader Simon Blackburn, Mr McKenna said:
“É claro que onde as regiões da cidade foram ambiciosas, a devolução negociada lida com o governo e foi para preços eleitos, benefícios, tanto em termos de recursos financeiros quanto de perfil, seguiu-se. Embora o município não tenha figura -chave para corresponder? Eles devem, pelo menos, criar uma alternativa. ”
“How long can business in Lancashire sit back and watch Andy Burnham in Manchester and Steve Rotheram in Liverpool offer genuine leadership around investment, economic development, and business support, whilst the county has no key figurehead to match?
“It is not good enough for some of Lancashire’s leaders to say that they don’t like the devolution model the government is offering. They must, at the very least, come up with an alternative.”
O primeiro em uma série de eventos do centro da cidade que explora a devolução em Lancashire ocorre na terça -feira 18 th January at Cotton Court, Preston. For details, please CLICK HERE.
