Government plans to impose mayoral referendums have not been thought out properly, say George Jon...
MPs should take a closer look at legislation which will hand powers to elected mayors and unelect...
The Government is still determined to impose directly-elected mayor models on the largest city au...
Introducing referendums to decide local issues like council tax increases has implications for re...
Can Messrs Cameron and Clegg learn some lessons from local government where no overall control ha...
The accountability of partnerships can create problems for local democracy, say George Jones and ...
The possibility of a hung parliament means electoral reform could remain on the agenda after the ...
In the decade since the Government came up with its plans for new political structures for counci...
Ministers and many local authorities are reluctant to take the decentralising path because they f...
In the flurry of reports last month, the Ministry of Justice’s paper on engagement passed unnoti...
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