Local Government: The Tier of Democracy That Central Government Treats as a Regional Office | Councils, Metro Mayors, Austerity Cuts, Statutory Duties, and the Slowly Dawning Recognition That the State Cannot Be Run Entirely From Whitehall
Northeast Celebrates 1,000 Years Of Consistently Rejecting Terrible Ideas And Voting No on Dumb Referendums is a GOOD thing! NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND — Historians, political scientists, and several confused civil servants gathered this week to celebrate the enduring legacy of the North East of England, a region whose voters have achieved something almost unheard of in modern democracy: occasionally reading government proposals before voting on them. The anniversary is being marked by…
