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No sooner had the ink dried on my comment last week – which berated the main political parties for scant mentions of local government – than Nick Clegg popped up to prove me wrong with a devolution-heavy manifesto, writes Heather Jameson.

No sooner had the ink dried on my comment last week – which berated the main political parties for scant mentions of local government – than Nick Clegg popped up to prove me wrong with a manifesto bursting at the seams with devolution.

Even Nigel Farage bucked the trend with a chunk of the UKIP manifesto devoted to councils – even if it was just chief executive pay and council non-jobs.

Heather Jameson

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