Steve Leach

2 months ago | themj.co.uk | Dennis Reed |Steve Leach |Colin Copus |Lisa McNally

The English Devolution White Paper leaves little doubt about the scale of the new unitary authorities the government intends to create: a population of half-a-million is required. We now have an idea where this magical figure came from provided in an answer to a Freedom of Information question asked of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) by the District Councils' Network.

2 months ago | themj.co.uk | Dennis Reed |Colin Copus |Steve Leach

REORGANISATION A magic population number for local government is a fallacy The Government is progressing with a centralisation agenda dividing local government into delivery units, and if carried through it would be the death of local democracy as we know it, say Dennis Reed, Colin Copus and Steve Leach By Dennis Reed, Colin Copus, Steve Leach | 10 February 2025 SHARE The English Devolution White Paper leaves little doubt about the scale of the new unitary authorities the government intends...