REORGANISATION

Get ready to think big

Hyper-local councils are spending more, and if there is debate about this level of local government in future then community councils must be at the heart of that, says Jonathan Owen

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Unfortunately, we do not have a blank sheet of paper when it comes to designing a new form of governance (see article above). More like a manuscript chewed by the dog and stuck together in a complete mess.

If we had a blank sheet, then I would share this vision of the local building blocks vital to hyper-local governance and empowered communities.

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