Should Scotland's biggest city have an elected mayor?
Or to be more precise, the Glasgow City Region.Image caption, Does Glasgow need a figurehead to raise its profile?You'd be forgiven for not being familiar with this organisation. It basically brings together Glasgow City Council and surrounding local authorities (eight in total) into one organisation.This is an important region, estimated to represent a third of Scotland's economy.What does the city region do? Not necessarily things you'd notice day-to-day.
- ▪Or to be more precise, the Glasgow City Region.Image caption, Does Glasgow need a figurehead to raise its profile?You'd be forgiven for not being familiar with this organisation.
- ▪It basically brings together Glasgow City Council and surrounding local authorities (eight in total) into one organisation.This is an important region, estimated to represent a third of Scotland's economy.What does the city region do?
- ▪Not necessarily things you'd notice day-to-day.
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Should Scotland's biggest city have an elected mayor?Image caption, Burnham's favourite Manchester music is popular in Glasgow but would a mayor be?Published5 minutes agoIt's a sunny afternoon in Glasgow city centre and a busker is treating us to covers of songs by The Smiths and The Stone Roses.Manchester's music scene – and some of Andy Burnham's favourite bands – have clearly broken through north of the border.But one of his favourite policies - regional mayors - hasn't.The question of whether or not Scottish cities should have mayors has become something of a live debate in recent weeks.Burnham, a former mayor of Greater Manchester and now prime minister, makes no secret that he thinks this is an effective way to run local government.But the power to introduce them in Scotland lies…
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