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Originally Posted by Gayle

I don't agree with a two-tier system of Council. For one thing it allows a 'blame' culture - you get councils saying 'you can't blame us for the roads/libraries/etc, it belongs to County' and vice versa on other issues. So no one knows who controls what and some things get done twice or fall through gaps.

I thinks it's very clear what LCC do control, HBC issue a leaflet in the same envelope as your Council Tax. Just imagine the duplication of departments if HBC controlled education, social services, library services in hyndburn, and Burnley, Nelson and the like did the same in their areas.