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Is localism going up in flames?

Does the Growth and Infrastructure Bill mean the Government's commitment to localism has gone up in flames? Asks John Healey.

Does the Growth and Infrastructure Bill mean the Government's commitment to localism has gone up in flames? John Healey considers the evidence.

Guy Fawkes Day this year was a milestone for the Government. It marked the midpoint in this five-year Parliament. It also signalled the strange death of localism, with its obituary running throughout the clauses of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, debated that day.

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