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Originally Posted by Damien
The reforms are pretty radical I am surprised it's not reported on more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30n72j4nrqo
The Mayors would also have the power to override planning decisions allowing them to consider the entire region rather than what might be a very NIMBY council.
And this makes sense although it would take a while to implement as presumably you need to wait for the private contracts to expire. |
I do actually think it's a good thing, my local council resisted when they were told to combine with another local authority. I am aware that redundancies have been announced in my local council and although I feel that there needs to be a shake up, I wonder if some union action will be on the horizon.
I think the timing and focus on this has much to do with the huge losses that are expected for Labour in the 2025 elections.
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
If it makes for more cost effective local government I'm all for it. I can't imagine Starmer with his big majority is losing sleep over council elections.
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Big losses will be a smack in the face to Starmer, otherwise why would he bother engineering the timing of this.
These elections are a chance for voters, including Labour ones to show their approval or not.