Manchester to help them broker a 'City Deal' with the Treasury, which will allow the city new powers to create jobs and train local people with the right skills to fill them. Finally Desai spoke of the importance of governance and leadership, although noting that it is an asset to a region to have an elected mayor, she said what is actually needed is 'political leadership', to bring assets in the community, such as the private sector and universities, together. She said it is the "age for local government to take control" and at present there are a lot of examples of such control being exerted. Rather than a vision for the country as a whole, Desai said it is important to draw on the "unique feature" of a region. Dr Adam Marshall, director of policy and external affairs at the British Chamber of Commerce said there is "no silver bullet for urban prosperity and economic growth." He called on the government to reallocate national spending towards infrastructure and in some cases to allocate funding to local communities so they can stipulate what should be spent where to encourage growth. "Just let local people and local economies get on with this", he said.