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Why Do We Need Local Authorities?

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ToraToraTora | 09:03 Thu 18th Feb 2021 | News
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-56101198
This council has been in the news and it shows what a bunch of self important busy bodies they are. OK this is a parish council but major town councils are no different. Up and down the country there are thousands like this "running" local services, question is do we really need them? Surely all the local services can be run by employed service management. Then we can dispense with all the election etc cobras. Is the illusion of local "democracy" a high price to pay for getting our bins emptied?
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Local government is a misnomer. Local authorities do not “govern”. They undertake a number of functions for which central government has devolved responsibility to them. All that’s required to administer these services is a small (and I mean small) executive to run them in accordance with central government guidelines. There is no reason why voters need...
11:34 Thu 18th Feb 2021
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I said a lot of that above judge but inexplicably my answer was removed.

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