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Mayors or Nightmares?

Mayors or Nightmares? or Mayors Nightmares? Councillor Patrick Doyle Hull Council Kingston upon City of elected or rather be Should we be the wisdom the mayors, debating addressing and If there is no esteem erosion of local democracy accountability? longer any are our two for local if turnouts poor (in borough by-elections politicians, 16% is this because the electorate realise recently only produced polls), partly that now resides with the of State and a host of and power Secretary quangos semi-quangos? Once the Government all local councils’ the excitement of caps expenditure, real ceases: in effect most councils to the so ... decision-making spend up cap, what does and mean? Can Likewise, &dquo;Community &dquo;advocacy&dquo; leadership&dquo; they be set the services lost to local since the and more war, alongside government since 1974. In the case of its restored Hull, especially Kingston upon despite to the bus this amounts status, water, (now sold, unitary electricity, company further sixth form and alas), education, colleges, ambulances, clinics, higher a combined the transfer of and Fire some public health, Police, (now service), to waste to a Social Services HICA, even disposal separate company: premises our vaunted Telecommunications 100% owned the Company, although by is a &dquo;hands http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Policy and Administration SAGE

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0952-0767
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1749-4192
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10.1177/095207679601100306
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or Mayors Nightmares? Councillor Patrick Doyle Hull Council Kingston upon City of elected or rather be Should we be the wisdom the mayors, debating addressing and If there is no esteem erosion of local democracy accountability? longer any are our two for local if turnouts poor (in borough by-elections politicians, 16% is this because the electorate realise recently only produced polls), partly that now resides with the of State and a host of and power Secretary quangos semi-quangos? Once the Government all local councils’ the excitement of caps expenditure, real ceases: in effect most councils to the so ... decision-making spend up cap, what does and mean? Can Likewise, &dquo;Community &dquo;advocacy&dquo; leadership&dquo; they be set the services lost to local since the and more war, alongside government since 1974. In the case of its restored Hull, especially Kingston upon despite to the bus this amounts status, water, (now sold, unitary electricity, company further sixth form and alas), education, colleges, ambulances, clinics, higher a combined the transfer of and Fire some public health, Police, (now service), to waste to a Social Services HICA, even disposal separate company: premises our vaunted Telecommunications 100% owned the Company, although by is a &dquo;hands

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Public Policy and AdministrationSAGE

Published: Sep 1, 1996

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