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From 31 August 2023 Transforming Yorkshire will no longer be affiliated with the Democratic Yorkshire Alliance. Democratic Yorkshire is reforming and continuing to focus on its own agenda which is heavily focused on proposals for a Yorkshire Constitution. Whilst we believe that many of the proposals for a Yorkshire Constitution may be soundly based, it […]

Transforming Yorkshire duly held its Yorkshire Day Event at the Guildhall in York. For a small private meeting it was well attended and the room was close to capacity. It was billed as the small event to mark a big day and it lived up to expectations. People’s Constitution for Yorkshire It was noted that […]

Keir Mather won the Selby and Ainsty by-election for Labour with 16,456 votes, a majority of 4,161 over Claire Holmes who came second for the Conservative Party on 12,295. Arnold Warneken for the Greens came third with 1,838 votes. The Labour Party increased their votes by nearly 3,000 on the 2019 general election but the […]

Some of us will be getting together in York on 1st August to discuss recognition, leadership and the Yorkshire devolution campaign. We will be looking at the most effective ways to take the campaign forward. Recognition Yorkshire only actually exists as the historic county, the three ridings and the city of York. Modern day administrative […]

Below is a list of aims which a Constitution for Yorkshire might be expected to deliver. These are to be discussed at the Democratic Yorkshire Alliance seminar on 17 May 2023 “Create a People’s Constitution for Yorkshire”. The Alliance believes that a draft People’s Constitution “will provide a valuable bargaining chip when negotiating to achieve […]

The Democratic Yorkshire Alliance event “Create a People’s Constitution for Yorkshire” takes place on 17 May 2023 online from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. Tickets can be obtained by using the link below. This event is free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/create-a-peoples-constitution-for-yorkshire-tickets-600394134017 The UK does not have a codified constitution. According to “Parliament’s Authority” published on the parliament.uk website; “Parliamentary sovereignty […]

The public launch of the Yorkshire Pledge has been put on hold. Transforming Yorkshire provided the facilities to host the Pledge but we did not have the resources to take it forward. We understood that a separate group would be constituted to do this, however, this never came about. We were prepared to help launch […]

A small group of Yorkshire businesspeople has come together to support the case for One Yorkshire devolution which could be worth £30BN a year to the region. We believe it could be worth a lot more than that. They have written the following open letter to the main political parties. While the letter is primarily […]

The Yorkshire Pledge is now open for signature. This initial phase of the Pledge is being hosted by Transforming Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Pledge is an attempt to determine the appetite for an all party and no party community (the community) that supports Yorkshire and the future possibility of some sort of Yorkshire wide administration or […]

Democratic Yorkshire has today issued the following response to Labour’s “A New Britain : Renewing Our Democracy And Rebuilding Our Economy” report. We favour a federal system of government for the UK similar to that in Switzerland and consequently viewed Labour’s proposals in that light.  Call for a Codified Constitution The UK is one of […]