Who Stole the Town Hall?
eBook - ePub

Who Stole the Town Hall?

The End of Local Government as We Know It

  1. 188 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Who Stole the Town Hall?

The End of Local Government as We Know It

About this book

In this provocative new book, Peter Latham argues that the UK Conservative Government's devolution agenda conceals their real intention: to complete the privatisation of local government and other public services.

Using illustrative examples from across the UK, including the so-called 'Northern Powerhouse' and the Midlands, the book explains the far-reaching implications of the reorganisation of local government that is already affecting vital public services, including education, health, housing and policing.

Proposing an overhaul of the taxation system to include land value taxation, a wealth tax and more progressive income tax to fund an increase in directly provided services, the author argues that a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy is vital.

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Yes, you can access Who Stole the Town Hall? by Latham, Peter,Peter Latham in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Local & Regional Planning Public Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of tables
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Foreword
  9. About the author
  10. List of abbreviations
  11. Introduction
  12. 1. The Localism Act, Open Public Services and the neoliberalisation of councils
  13. 2. Imposed ‘metro’ mayors: new wine in old bottles
  14. 3. Police and Crime Commissioners: another ‘half-baked import’
  15. 4. Local government finance
  16. 5. Towards a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy
  17. References