At a meeting of North Herts Council on Thursday, Liberal Democrat Cllr Steve Jarvis said that a new Central Hertfordshire unitary authority would be “bankrupt” and “have debts of £100m in 10 years”.

RE-ORGANISING North Yorkshire councils to become one authority could save millions and improve an ‘inefficient’ system, officials say. An eight-week-long Government consultation is now open on how ...

A final decision on which option is formally supported by Dacorum Borough Council will be taken at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday with Cllr Symington stating that the Liberal Democrat cabinet “will be ...

The future of local government has prompted noisy debate at times in the Essex County Council chamber All four proposals to radically reshape Essex democracy have been put out for consultation by the ...

Nick Smith’s unitary model does not seem to determine matters in any manner differently from the one we discussed previously. That is, to the extent he is using the term “unitary model” correctly. I ...

Proposals to split Worcestershire in two have been revealed, with supporters saying it will "transform" council services. Worcestershire is taking part in the plans for local government reorganisation ...

Plans to reform and reduce the number of councils in Essex have been produced. Proposals of how to radically shake up local democracy and councils in Essex were published this month. It would see all ...

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Separating rural and provincial governance from urban councils is the simplest and most effective way to streamline local government, Federated Farmers says. "Top marks to the Government for kicking ...

Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 12, No. 4 (Nov., 1999), pp. 591-606 (16 pages) An assumption of the unitary model of household decision-making is that household members maximize one household ...

The battle lines are being drawn in the fight for the future of Norfolk's councils, with all but one of the districts likely to push for three new authorities to cover the county. That will set them ...