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Thursday, 27 September 2012

Anglesey and Local Democracy

Anglesey has had its powers returned to it after a break down in governance there.  Anglesey is a salutary warning to any authority that try's to set a deficit budget.  Ultimately the government can do as the Welsh government did in Anglesey, and simply appoint commissioners to run the authority because the local councillors are incapable.  That is likely to lead to short term budgeting, longer term disruption and a democratic deficit.  Not outcomes with any appeal beyond a tiny number of people on the loony left.

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