FINANCE

Draw power from the people

In all political parties it can be difficult to get the leadership to recognise that local government draws its mandate from the people, not the party, writes Dr Jonathan Carr-West

For those of us who have the fortune (good or otherwise) to attend all three of the major party conferences, this is the end of a fascinating, if exhausting, month.

One may become tired of over-heated fringe rooms, dry canapés and warm white wine, but this time of the year always provides us with a healthy dose of political high drama.

Jonathan Carr-West

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