THE leader of Lichfield District Council has branded Reform UK’s plans for local government reorganisation as “absolute madness”.
It comes after Staffordshire County Council drew up proposals which would see the creation of East and West Staffordshire unitary authorities.
The Government is seeking to end two-tier council areas in favour of single bodies operating all services.
Under the proposals being discussed by the county council, Lichfield would be in a unitary authority with the likes of Tamworth, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stoke-on-Trent.
But Cllr Doug Pullen, Conservative leader of Lichfield District Council, said the plans were “ludicrous”.
“The long-awaited Reform UK plans for local governance have emerged – and it isn’t pretty.
“A super-unitary council with 690,000 residents and Lichfield merging with Stoke-on-Trent.
“It is absolute madness and runs against everything they said pre-election.
“Residents can be assured we will be fighting this ludicrous proposal all the way.”
Sorry, but do you really think the Goverment will take even the slightest bit of notice to what any authority says? They have their plans in mind and will not deviate from them. All of these polls and comments are just to make us think we have a say what happens in our District.
“I agree with Doug.”
But do the local Reform councillors on the City and District councils?
The Reform county councillors who represent Burntwood can’t support this ludicrous proposal from their Leader can they?
Do you councillors, Janet Higgins, Andrew Clissett, Robin Hall?
Is it because the councillors are thinking about themselves and their ‘salaries’ and not their wards!
If they were worth more they would earn their keep and not talk about car parking charges or show off when they are eating out!
Get out there and deliver!
Yea it is a bad idea becusee keeping local council means they can budget better or should be able to depending if the councillors are competent if U create a larger area council Ur budget looks bigger but U have more residents and a bigger area to account for so that budget has to go further and I believe services will get worse and probly services will become regionalised instead of localised
This is a touch of “Turkeys not voting for Christmas”. LDC cannot stop central government, it can protest & advise, even at times present other options but thats it