The lost 40 years

George Jones and John Stewart scrutinise the changes since the first local government reorganisation and find that problems have become more acute in the age of austerity

By George Jones, John Stewart | 10 June 2014

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of local-government reorganisation in England and Wales in 1974, except in London where new authorities had been created in 1965. In Scotland reorganisation took place in 1975.

The advocates of reorganisation believed it would strengthen local government and local democracy.

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