A cap in all but name

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A cap in all but name

If there were ever any doubts that the Government’s council tax referendum provisions are a cap in all but name, these were completely dispelled in Bedfordshire on 7 May 2015, writes police and crime commissioner Olly Martins.

By Olly Martins | 20 May 2015

If there were ever any doubts that the Government's council tax referendum provisions are a cap in all but name, these were completely dispelled in Bedfordshire on 7 May 2015.

So why on earth did I trigger the first ever referendum under these provisions?

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