Why we must reverse forty years of super-centralisation

Hambleton, Robin

Abstract

Strengthening the power of place in modern societies is essential if we want to co-create fair and sustainable ways of living. In the UK context this means giving a really significant boost to the tax raising powers of elected local governments. This article explains how power in the UK has been super-centralised in the period since 1983. Looking ahead it reviews proposals now being discussed to restore trust in politics by rebalancing local/central power relations in Britain.

• Digital Artefact Type: Website Content
• Acceptance Date: Jun 30, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jul 18, 2023
• Publication Date: Jul 18, 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 14, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 16, 2023
• Publisher: EMAP
• Keywords: devolution; local democracy; trust in politics
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11024525
• External URL: https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/devolution-and-economic-growth/robin-hambleton-why-we-must-reverse-40-years-of-super-centralisation-18-07-2023/