Katherine Gordon

There are some very interesting comments and suggestions in the IPPR , but one of the key issues is the assertion that the SNR has given lots of power to Local Authorities. I attended the West Mids Regional Assembly AGM a few months ago: the feeling was very much that LA Members were being stripped of their powers, and they felt a lot of resentment that their democratic mandate was being undermined, as far as they were concerned. There seems to be a perception or reality gap somewhere …