THE BALKANISATION OF ENGLAND
28 January 2005
Although the people of the North East region of England voted to reject Labour’s regionalisation proposals, this has not stopped Prescott from pushing forward with his discredited proposals.
He has now given the unelected regional assemblies (which still remain) the power to impose gipsies and travellers’ camps over the heads of the elected local councillors, onto an area, whether the councillors or local people like it or not. Local authorities will have to meet targets as to the provision of such camps.
Not only does Labour care not one jot for local democracy, but it intends to ram the concept of regionalisation down the throats of the English whether we like it or not.
Although the people of the North East region of England voted to reject Labour’s regionalisation proposals, this has not stopped Prescott from pushing forward with his discredited proposals.
He has now given the unelected regional assemblies (which still remain) the power to impose gipsies and travellers’ camps over the heads of the elected local councillors, onto an area, whether the councillors or local people like it or not. Local authorities will have to meet targets as to the provision of such camps.
Not only does Labour care not one jot for local democracy, but it intends to ram the concept of regionalisation down the throats of the English whether we like it or not.
posted by erc @ 5:10 pm
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