Who Stole the Town Hall?: The End of Local Government as We Know It

ISBN-13: 9781447337270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 188 str.

Peter Latham

Opis

In this provocative book, Peter Latham argues that the UK Conservative Government's devolution agenda conceals their real intention: to complete the privatization of local government and other public services. Using illustrative examples from across the United Kingdom, including the so-called -Northern Powerhouses- and the Midlands, Who Stole the Town Hall? explains the far-reaching implications of this reorganization of local government--a reorganization already affecting vital public services, including education, health, housing, and policing. Proposing an overhaul of the UK taxation system--including land value taxation, a wealth tax, and a more progressive income tax--to fund an increase in state-provided services, Latham argues for an alternative economic and political strategy, a vital new basis for federal, regional, and local democracy.

Spis treści

Introduction; The Localism Act 2011, Open Public Services and the neoliberalisation of councils; Imposed ‘metro’ mayors: new wine in old bottles; Police and Crime Commissioners: another half-baked' import; Local government finance; Towards a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy.