Still Waters 50,877 #1 Posted August 28, 2020 Abolishing 213 smaller councils in England and replacing them with 25 new local authorities could save almost £3bn over five years, a report says. The report for the County Councils Network says one body in each area would reduce complexity and give communities a single unified voice. However, others argue bigger councils are unwieldy and undemocratic. The government is expected to publish its own proposals on overhauling local government in the autumn. County councils, including Surrey, North Yorkshire and Leicestershire, have developed or are already developing plans to replace county and district councils in their area with a single body. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53934725 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acute 66,195 #2 Posted August 28, 2020 Can't we just scrap 213 MP's? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie Monster 8,028 #3 Posted August 28, 2020 6 hours ago, Still Waters said: Abolishing 213 smaller councils in England and replacing them with 25 new local authorities could save almost £3bn over five years, a report says. The report for the County Councils Network says one body in each area would reduce complexity and give communities a single unified voice. However, others argue bigger councils are unwieldy and undemocratic. The government is expected to publish its own proposals on overhauling local government in the autumn. County councils, including Surrey, North Yorkshire and Leicestershire, have developed or are already developing plans to replace county and district councils in their area with a single body. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53934725 Just so everybody knows, if you ever fancy becoming a councillor then there are numerous small parish councils all over the country where its common for no candidates to stand. It means if you stand you win. Then you can start your expenses claims off, give your uncle the construction contracts for a `fee` and other dodgy things lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoofGardener 17,272 #4 Posted August 29, 2020 17 hours ago, Cookie Monster said: Just so everybody knows, if you ever fancy becoming a councillor then there are numerous small parish councils all over the country where its common for no candidates to stand. It means if you stand you win. Then you can start your expenses claims off, give your uncle the construction contracts for a `fee` and other dodgy things lol. Wow.. that sounds COOL !! I am allowed serfs ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
