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Originally Posted by g jones
Yes your right. Opposition positions do not count. I think it is more a conflict of interest as much as too many fingers.
Jaysay - Unitaries. Labour at LCC did oppose and also said a County wide unitary was the best unitary.
Peter and the Cons saw us merge with Ribble Valley. It failed because everyone saw it exclusively from their own perspective.
My view then and now is more devolution. 85% of services come from Preston. It would mean mergers and Hyndburn giving up 15% to a bigger authority in order that Police, Fire, Education and Social Services were big enough to cope. An East Lancs or Pennine Lancs with Town Councils would be an ideal balance in my view.
Dividing Hyndburn up into the various towns. Under this model town councils would be more meaningful and people would have more power locally.
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I have to say I agree with your view on this Graham, it must be better if there was more power locally, rather than County Hall