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Leeds! Sheffield! Bradford! Huddersfield! This podcast has, figuratively speaking, not spent enough time in any of them.

So, this week we\\u2019re off to the ancient county of Yorkshire, Britain\\u2019s largest, home to the biggest metropolitan area in England not to have its own devolution deal, to discuss God\\u2019s Own Country.

To help me out, I\\u2019m joined by two Yorkshire-expats of my acquaintance, Halifax\\u2019s James Ball and Hull\\u2019s Jasmine Andersson. We talk about Yorkshire geography and identity, why the place feels ignored, and what it needs to thrive.

Also, this week sees the first of a new regular segment, in which we ask the Centre for Cities\\u2019 chief executive Andrew Carter to explain something about cities and cities policy. We\\u2019re calling it \\u201cAsk the expert\\u201d, so no pressure.

This week, in keeping with our theme, I\\u2019m asking: why doesn\\u2019t West Yorkshire have a mayor?

Skylines is the podcast from the New Statesman\\u2019s cities site, CityMetric. It\\u2019s hosted by Jonn Elledge.

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