one step beyond

Friday 4th September 2009

Several times a slightly mystified Manchester audience has heard me talk about a “pan-European, sorry pan-Manchester, market...”. As in the EU, deep issues of equality and representation lie not very far under the surface of our work, and success lies in simultaneously putting in place a robust system that can take real decisions over real resources, and within which everyone feels their influence, if not equal, represents the weight of their population, economic influence, historical role and future prospects.