Articles by Colin Copus
Is reorganisation inevitable or just ingrained?
By Steve Leach | 03 October 2024
It is not increases in council sizes that improve local government, and the public don’t benefit ...
A letter to the new PM
By Steve Leach | 11 June 2024
Steve Leach and Colin Copus write to the next Prime Minister with ideas for strengthening local g...
What next for unitarisation?
By Steve Leach | 30 April 2024
Ahead of the Mayoral elections, Steve Leach and Colin Copus ask if the proliferation of combined ...
Bigger may not be better
By Steve Leach | 03 October 2023
In their new book Steve Leach and Colin Copus conclude there is no consistent or conclusive evide...
The size conspiracy
By Colin Copus | 20 June 2023
The journey towards implementing the recommendations in the Redcliffe-Maud report is based on the...
Keeping local government local
By Colin Copus | 21 February 2023
As delegates gather for the District Councils’ Network Annual Conference in Hertfordshire, Colin ...
The case for the defence
By Colin Copus | 09 February 2022
Colin Copus says councillors have long been the target for negative and unfair views about the jo...
Damaging democracy through codes of conduct
By Colin Copus | 09 March 2021
Colin Copus makes the case for codes of conduct for councillors to be localised rather than natio...
A letter to Santa from local government in England
By Colin Copus | 23 December 2020
It feels as if local government is on everyone’s ‘naughty list’ at present, says Colin Copus. Her...
Preparing reorganisation is a pointless distraction
By Steve Leach | 16 November 2020
Only Somerset, North Yorkshire and Cumbria have been asked to submit unitary proposals. Steve Lea...
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