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CEMR welcomes UK Parliament report in favour of local government
In a hard-hitting report published on 20th May 2009, an all-party committee of British Members of Parliament have called for major changes to the central-local relationship in the United Kingdom.
The committee Chair, Dr Phyllis Starkey, said: Central government must take radical steps to tilt the balance of power towards localities, and local government must become more ambitious... Whilst we fully accept that the Government should set strong national strategic goals, it should also pay much greater heed to the benefits of local autonomy. The Government recognized these ...
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