Andy Burnham warned that splitting off part of Treasury to the North risks 'failing and wasting time'
Former Treasury official Lord Macpherson has warned against proposals to split the UK Treasury to move operations to the North. The plan, suggested by advisors to incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham, is criticized as disruptive and likely to fail.
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This highlights the tension between regional economic decentralization and the administrative stability of central government institutions in the UK.
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