Unitary councils made sense to me.
Districts always seemed an administrative excess that caused unnecessary duplication, massive inefficiency and stopped residents understanding who does what.
I was wrong.
Throughout my adult life I have lived in urban unitary authorities: Manchester, Hackney, Camden, Hillingdon and Newham.
If I had a problem it was a case of just go to the council.
Whatever the issue, I knew who it was that needed telling.
No faff of understanding who does what in a confusing world of two-tier authorities.
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