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post Nov 30 2014, 04:52 PM
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30266834

I have to say, as far as I'm concerned, this would be the biggest downside to the devolution no vote. Whilst logically, it might seem the right answer to restore and give back powers to local councils, their antics round here suggest that they can't cope with the power they have already.

We do have a model, Newbury Town Council was restored, after a period of abolition, but it's been an unmitigated disaster. Equally, WBC was created (in reality) by giving a district council far more powers than they had previously. Again, that Council has hardly covered itself in glory.

In spite of the large number of councillors, at local level, we seem unable to find effective leaders at any level. I can't see that we'd correct that simply by giving the Councils even more power.

Yes, there needs to be an English counter to the devolved 'governments' elsewhere, or we'll end up with a Charter Trustees model; a convenient milch cow to subsidise spending. But this proposal is surely the wrong answer.


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- On the edge   Call for more powers to local councils.   Nov 30 2014, 04:52 PM
- - Simon Kirby   The Local Government Association is the trade body...   Nov 30 2014, 07:19 PM
- - MontyPython   Whilst I would like to see more powers devolved lo...   Dec 1 2014, 07:25 PM
|- - blackdog   QUOTE (MontyPython @ Dec 1 2014, 07:25 PM...   Dec 2 2014, 01:14 AM
|- - NWNREADER   QUOTE (MontyPython @ Dec 1 2014, 08:25 PM...   Dec 2 2014, 10:12 PM
|- - blackdog   QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Dec 2 2014, 10:12 PM) ...   Dec 2 2014, 11:18 PM
|- - Lolly   QUOTE (blackdog @ Dec 2 2014, 11:18 PM) T...   Dec 4 2014, 10:22 AM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Lolly @ Dec 4 2014, 10:22 AM) I th...   Dec 4 2014, 12:50 PM
||- - Lolly   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 4 2014, 12:50 PM) ...   Dec 4 2014, 09:53 PM
||- - On the edge   QUOTE (Lolly @ Dec 4 2014, 09:53 PM) Mayb...   Dec 4 2014, 10:08 PM
|- - blackdog   QUOTE (Lolly @ Dec 4 2014, 10:22 AM) I th...   Dec 4 2014, 10:49 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (blackdog @ Dec 4 2014, 10:49 PM) W...   Dec 4 2014, 11:00 PM
- - Cognosco   The main criteria is to make any local Councils ac...   Dec 1 2014, 07:48 PM
- - On the edge   Not totally convinced that it was all the fault of...   Dec 2 2014, 08:03 AM
|- - MontyPython   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 2 2014, 08:03 AM...   Dec 2 2014, 04:26 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 2 2014, 08:03 AM...   Dec 2 2014, 05:58 PM
|- - blackdog   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 2 2014, 05:58 PM...   Dec 2 2014, 11:14 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (blackdog @ Dec 2 2014, 11:14 PM) W...   Dec 3 2014, 05:05 PM
|- - NWNREADER   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 3 2014, 06:05 PM...   Dec 3 2014, 09:23 PM
|- - MontyPython   QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Dec 3 2014, 09:23 PM) ...   Dec 3 2014, 10:06 PM
|- - Lolly   QUOTE (MontyPython @ Dec 3 2014, 10:06 PM...   Dec 4 2014, 10:49 AM
- - Andy Capp   All Councillors can do is organise protests or pet...   Dec 3 2014, 01:44 PM
|- - Cognosco   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 3 2014, 01:44 PM) ...   Dec 3 2014, 03:59 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (Cognosco @ Dec 3 2014, 03:59 PM) S...   Dec 3 2014, 05:20 PM
|- - Cognosco   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 3 2014, 05:20 PM) ...   Dec 3 2014, 06:04 PM
|- - blackdog   QUOTE (Cognosco @ Dec 3 2014, 06:04 PM) ....   Dec 3 2014, 06:58 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (blackdog @ Dec 3 2014, 06:58 PM) W...   Dec 3 2014, 07:15 PM
- - On the edge   I'm with Simon K on this. The party constitut...   Dec 3 2014, 10:27 PM
- - Andy Capp   The 'shareholders' keep voting for the sam...   Dec 3 2014, 10:40 PM
- - On the edge   Let's eliminate this pointless charade then. I...   Dec 3 2014, 10:45 PM
|- - Andy Capp   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 3 2014, 10:45 PM...   Dec 3 2014, 11:16 PM
- - Andy Capp   That idea works well in China, Russia, etc...   Dec 5 2014, 12:36 PM
|- - On the edge   QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Dec 5 2014, 12:36 PM) ...   Dec 5 2014, 03:33 PM
|- - Cognosco   QUOTE (On the edge @ Dec 5 2014, 03:33 PM...   Dec 5 2014, 04:16 PM
|- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (Cognosco @ Dec 5 2014, 04:16 PM) S...   Dec 5 2014, 07:17 PM
|- - Cognosco   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 5 2014, 07:17 PM...   Dec 5 2014, 07:55 PM
||- - Simon Kirby   QUOTE (Cognosco @ Dec 5 2014, 07:55 PM) P...   Dec 5 2014, 09:36 PM
|- - Lolly   QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Dec 5 2014, 07:17 PM...   Dec 5 2014, 08:03 PM
- - x2lls   There has to be a public interest in regard to thi...   Dec 5 2014, 09:43 PM


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