Four programmes on the role of central government in economic planning, the future shape of local government and related subjects.
2: The Future Shape of Local Government
A discussion between
J. R. JAMES Professor of Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield
TREVOR SMITH
Lecturer in Political Science at Queen Mary College, London
MICHAEL STEED
Lecturer in Government at the University of Manchester
L J. SHARPE
Fellow of Nuffield College. Oxford, and Director of Intelligence, Royal Commission on Local Government With some shining exceptions. local government in Britain no longer gives an imaginative lead to the public it serves. Its structure and many of tts practices are antiquated. The two Royal Commissions on Local Government are likely to report towards the end of this year. What reforms should they propose?
Produced by Leonie Conn
Central Government and Devolution: July 23