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Devolving power from the centre

The cause of localism has been advanced following the General Election. Andy Sawford examines how councils are managing the changes

As polls closed on 7 May Ed Miliband was the bookies' favourite to become prime minister, albeit in a coalition of some sort and I was hopeful of being appointed minister for local government.

All my working life I have been involved with local government, championed local democracy and made the case for localism. It goes back to being a councillor in my early twenties at a time when local government was increasingly swamped with initiatives from the centre.

Andy Sawford

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