Alliance for Yorkshire

The Alliance for Yorkshire unites individuals, communities, organisations across our great region with one clear goal: to achieve meaningful regional governance

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

Decisions should not depend solely upon one mayoral office. Decisions affecting Yorkshire should increasingly be taken in Yorkshire by institutions accountable to the people of Yorkshire.
Where devolution policy needs to focus: https://t.co/mlqCXZzZdZ via @CentreforCities

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@CentreforCities To achieve this, the regions need full autonomy. Not what we have now, particularly in Yorkshire. Yorkshire is divided, and the mayors still look towards Whitehall & Westminster. We have half-measure devolution, which will achieve a half-measured result.

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@Mitchell47Simon @YPHarrogate Mayors collaborate because they're weak individually — it's a workaround, not the solution.
No assembly, no scrutiny, no accountability. Fiscal devolution needs a proper Yorkshire parliament Until that exists, real fiscal powers shouldn't be devolved.

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

Fiscal devolution must not mean power in one mayoral office. Yorkshire needs a proper regional democratic structure.
An assembly or parliament with scrutiny, balance and public accountability before real fiscal powers are devolved.
https://t.co/lasjaEXz8l
https://t.co/3YMGZN2Vqv

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

Genuine devolution is not about Whitehall handing down pots of money - Yorkshire Post Letters https://t.co/i6dvRhL6UA

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@IPPRNorth Every region outside London & South East is underperforming because of Westminster's centralisation. Good devolution" isn't incrementalism; it’s full autonomy. We want true national growth, we must give regions the legislative and fiscal power to drive their own communities.

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@RobParsonsNorth @DSkaith @AndyBurnhamGM @MayorOfWY It would be good to see more of this in Yorkshire.
https://t.co/H615hjtZ2G

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

Steve Gibson’s criticism in Teesside highlights exactly why the metro-mayor system is broken. One person holding that much power lacks accountability.
​We need a democratic regional governance structure that puts power in the hands of the people.
#utb https://t.co/IjnxibH3JO

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

Yes, well done the Lib-Dems, who are starting to be the party for common sense.

[IPPR @IPPR]

Great to see the @LibDems adopt our recommendation!

Energy network companies (which are responsible for building and maintaining the electricity grid) are expected to make around £5 billion in excess profits between 2021 and 2026. These profits sit well above the returns originally judged necessary to deliver investment.

A regulatory clawback mechanism could return excess network profits directly to households.

Read more about our original proposal here: https://t.co/3uCqa6kp4L

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

This is why we need strong regional devolution — not the bodged patchwork we have now.
Scotland, Wales & NI got real powers. England didn’t. Whitehall still runs too much, ignoring huge North-South and regional differences. https://t.co/VWZyDL6Tr9 via @lborouniPR

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@thomwiseman @iredalepolitics @Mather_Keir We agree, This is how Yorkshire has been treated for generations.

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

True devolution isn’t just about new titles; it’s about who controls the cash. This piece @LibDemVoice nails why Yorkshire needs real autonomy, not just symbolic powers.
https://t.co/BJpHqWwPpa
Build a fairer Yorkshire. Join the cross-party debate at https://t.co/lasjaEXz8l

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

🔨Unblocking barriers to sports-led regeneration would be ground breaking for the North.

Any Olympic games would mean we'd need venues, transport, jobs, housing...

🤸But communities must be part of plans from the jump to truly transform our region.

https://t.co/dIEzcUZBo5

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@LibHistoryToday We are sorry to hear the sad news. Michael was a great supporter of meaningful devolution for Yorkshire. RIP.

https://t.co/BP6mEEi35C

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

Are freeports and industrial strategy zones a corporate stitch-up?
The government is quietly carving up our region – handing tax breaks and planning loopholes to big business, with little democratic oversight and even less public say.
https://t.co/7CpS68jFtm

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@IPPRNorth We’ve been talking about this for far too long. Leeds needs trams if we want a transport system fit for a large, growing city-region economy. What’s next? We need a clear, defined plan — now. Has the government approved the plan and funding?

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@BBCLookNorth We’ve been talking about this for far too long. Leeds needs trams if we want a transport system fit for a large, growing city-region economy. What’s next? We need a clear, defined plan — now.

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@IPPRNorth @northernmaeve @BBCNWT Yes, major sporting events can boost the North — but only if they’re designed to share the benefits properly. London hosts far too many of the UK’s biggest events; the regions should get a fairer share.

[Alliance for Yorkshire @Empoweryorks]

@IPPRNorth Alliance for Yorkshire backs citizens’ assemblies as part of regional governance—bringing decision-making closer to the people it affects and strengthening accountability.

[IPPR North @IPPRNorth]

London’s Olympic stadium cost £800m to convert. Sadiq Khan called it “the worst deal…imaginable.” Manchester’s? £42m.

The North knows how to do legacy - and a Northern Olympics would be transformative

Read more from @myrtleboat in the @FT today ⤵️

https://t.co/c4mwSYBjrF