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An agent of change

Unitarisation was a positive thing for Buckinghamshire, says chief executive Rachael Shimmin. Dan Peters talks to her about the reorganisation process, why levelling up is the right policy and the importance of making a difference.

Rachael Shimmin had a front row seat for the bitter rows around local government reorganisation in Durham.

Ms Shimmin was a corporate director at Durham as politicians argued around her, with some accusing the Government of ‘contempt' for ignoring local feeling against a county-wide unitary.

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