The Review makes favourable reference four times to Leeds. And Eric Pickles has just announced the Improvement Panel put in place to ensure BCC implements the Kerslake Review. It comprises four people: an accountant, an ex-chair of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, the Chief Exec of Cheshire West and Chester Council, and…Keith Wakefield, leader of Leeds city council. But Kerslake makes no reference to the structure of devolved local government in Leeds. His interest is in the role of the private sector in the governance of the city, not in empowering citizens and communities.