We hear a lot of talk of political reform and localism from the Con-Dem government. However do they mean this, or is it yet again all talk and promises, the usual status quo of major party politics.
As English Radicals we seriously doubt whether the ‘ConDemned’ government will have the courage to give local government real power to serve its communities and end the current centralised method of gathering income tax in favour of a local system. By organising the decentralisation of Revenue and Customs and giving control over THEIR citizens taxes to the localities we would see real local democracy in action. Perhaps then, instead of going cap in hand to central government for money to build tramways or schools, local councils would have the revenue base to support borrowing to fund such projects themselves (if their electors so decide). This is the English Radical vision and this is REAL political reform and localism.
The English Radical Alliance challenges Mr Osborne and the Con-Dem government to be truly radical in their cuts to public services, and abolish all government ministries (except Defence and Foreign Office) and hand the power AND the money to local government.
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