The next step for local government should be the right to pass primary legislation

Copus, Colin (2015) The next step for local government should be the right to pass primary legislation. Democratic Audit Blog (14 May 2015). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

Councillors are currently limited in how much influence they are able to have over their local area, locked in local governance networks in which they feature but don’t control. Assessing these networks and their democratic credentials, Colin Copus concludes that the right to pass primary legislation, over for example the legal drinking age or fox hunting, would refocus politics on local government at the expense of the centre.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://www.democraticaudit.com
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government K Law > KD England and Wales K Law > KD England and Wales > KDC Scotland
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2015 11:51
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 11:42
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/63264

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