Opinion | Steven Lynch, executive director, Eastern Powerhouse The new Labour government has started, as all governments do, with a flurry of new policies and a King’s Speech so packed with policy goodies it will keep Parliament busy for the next year. English devolution is yet again on the agenda, with Angela Rayner, the new Secretary of State for Local Government, writing to local authorities in “devolution deserts” to join forces and take on responsibilities over policy areas including transport, skills, and planning as part of a major transfer of power from Westminster. With only one combi…