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Then and now, and the future
By John Stewart | 17 December 2008
After more than 40 years of studying local government, George Jones and John Stewart look at what...
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New political structures – have lessons been learned?
By John Stewart | 26 November 2008
In the decade since the Government came up with its plans for new political structures for counci...
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Why the postcode lottery should be welcomed
By John Stewart | 05 November 2008
Ministers and many local authorities are reluctant to take the decentralising path because they f...
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A balanced view from the scales of justice
By John Stewart | 13 August 2008
In the flurry of reports last month, the Ministry of Justice’s paper on engagement passed unnoti...
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Questions over the unitary process
By John Stewart | 30 July 2008
A new book on the recent round of local government reorganisation alleges that the process which ...
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Why mayors don't get our vote
By John Stewart | 23 June 2008
George Jones and John Stewart argue why they are opposed to directly-elected mayors
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So just what has the concordat achieved?
By John Stewart | 05 March 2008
Less than three months after the signing of the grandly-named central/local government concordat ...
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End of term report
By John Stewart | 13 February 2008
George Jones and John Stewart support many of the proposals in the recent Councillors’ Commission...
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An old idea, best left buried
By John Stewart | 06 February 2008
David Cameron’s proposal for local referenda on council taxes is a retread of a suggestion by Mic...
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We're still tackling those wicked issues
By John Stewart | 15 November 2007
'Wicked' issues are unsolved and hard-to-resolve problems - and local government encounters them ...
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