|
Post by Devil Wincarnate on Oct 18, 2015 13:22:13 GMT
On which note, did we ever work out why Stockport was to be named Norchester? I suspect that it was an artificial construction by Hazel Grove and Cheadle Tories to avoid calling the Borough Stockport. Maybe it was a attempt at North Cheshire? Those both sound suspiciously likely. Similarly, there was a suggestion that Trafford got its name because Stretford Labour didn't want it to be called Altrincham or Sale!
|
|
|
Post by Merseymike on Oct 18, 2015 22:03:09 GMT
Sefton. It's a ludicrous creation.
Liverpool probably needs to be bigger so one option would be to move Bootle, Crosby and Maghull into Liverpool. Formby could go to West Lancashire which contains a lot of Liverpool commuters these days
Southport could be a borough within Lancashire it's really not worthy of a unitary
I would also abolish all parish and town councils
|
|
Sibboleth
Labour
'Sit on my finger, sing in my ear, O littleblood.'
Posts: 15,282
|
Post by Sibboleth on Oct 18, 2015 23:03:48 GMT
I would also abolish all parish and town councils On what basis? They can certainly be silly and self-important, but I would have thought someone of your general leanings would be in favour of that kind of body?
|
|
|
Post by Merseymike on Oct 18, 2015 23:16:58 GMT
I would also abolish all parish and town councils On what basis? They can certainly be silly and self-important, but I would have thought someone of your general leanings would be in favour of that kind of body? I think they are a bad use of money - they have few real powers and I'm not convinced that areas within boroughs which have them are any better served than those which don't This borough is a good example. We have a few with no real reason other than historical development but I can't see what benefit they give I also think that unless we actually go back to allowing councillors actually make policy decisions again, there are really far too many of them!
|
|
maxque
Non-Aligned
Posts: 8,984
|
Post by maxque on Oct 19, 2015 4:31:32 GMT
I would also abolish all parish and town councils On what basis? They can certainly be silly and self-important, but I would have thought someone of your general leanings would be in favour of that kind of body? Not involving in that debate, but reading submissions to LGBCE from town/parish councils/councillors is an exercise in facepalming and heavy sighing. Total ignorance of the numbers in favour of over the top parochisism, confusing counties and districts, various conspiracy theories about LGBCE/councils, totally ludicrous ideas (of the like of "every parish should be represented by a councillor, no matter the size", plainly misundersanding the goals and/or the proposed wards, assorted ramblings about Westminster/some policies of the local council. Some are doing excellent submissions, though.
|
|
J.G.Harston
Lib Dem
Leave-voting Brexit-supporting Liberal Democrat
Posts: 13,607
|
Post by J.G.Harston on Oct 19, 2015 5:57:36 GMT
Not involving in that debate, but reading submissions to LGBCE from town/parish councils/councillors is an exercise in facepalming and heavy sighing. Total ignorance of the numbers in favour of over the top parochisism, confusing counties and districts, various conspiracy theories about LGBCE/councils, totally ludicrous ideas (of the like of "every parish should be represented by a councillor, no matter the size", plainly misundersanding the goals and/or the proposed wards, assorted ramblings about Westminster/some policies of the local council. At the last-but-one Parliamentary review somebody came from some parish council in the wilds of rural Rotherham to bang on about how unjust it was that the newly-drawn council ward boundary split his parish in two, and the Parliamentary review Should Do Something.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 15:46:54 GMT
Wiltshite UA. Abomination. The Devil's work.
|
|
Foggy
Non-Aligned
Long may it rain
Posts: 5,507
|
Post by Foggy on Feb 26, 2016 20:21:28 GMT
Midlothian could also be joined with East Lothian (forming 'South Lothian' or 'East Lothian') and West Lothian and Falkirk could become ' Avondale'. Clackmannanshire would join Stirling. Believe me when I say that from experience here in the West of England, you'd need to think long and hard about whether you really want to create a new local authority with 'Avon' in the title.
|
|
|
Post by swindonlad on Feb 27, 2016 10:31:53 GMT
Wiltshite UA. Abomination. The Devil's work. Wouldn't disagree. Should have been split into 2 (North/West in 1 & Salisbury/Kennet in the other) & some small extension of the boarders of Swindon BC (RWB for example)
|
|
|
Post by swindonlad on Feb 27, 2016 10:33:56 GMT
|
|
|
Post by John Chanin on Feb 27, 2016 15:38:58 GMT
Rutland of course. Half of it has been flooded anyway.
|
|
|
Post by greenhert on Feb 29, 2016 14:35:29 GMT
I seriously hope this proposal is rejected-there is no good reason to merge these authorities at all.
|
|
|
Post by greatkingrat on Feb 29, 2016 16:23:08 GMT
I'd also like to nominate Broxbourne and Broxtowe for being unduly confusing. Whichever one's Cheshunt should call itself that. The other one should be merged into Nottingham. Ditto for Waveney and Waverley. And Arun and Adur.
|
|
maxque
Non-Aligned
Posts: 8,984
|
Post by maxque on Feb 29, 2016 17:23:55 GMT
I'd also like to nominate Broxbourne and Broxtowe for being unduly confusing. Whichever one's Cheshunt should call itself that. The other one should be merged into Nottingham. Ditto for Waveney and Waverley. And Arun and Adur. If Adur ever merge, it won't be with Arun, but with Worthing. They have already merged many of their services.
|
|
Khunanup
Lib Dem
Portsmouth Liberal Democrats
Posts: 11,516
|
Post by Khunanup on Feb 29, 2016 20:12:37 GMT
Ditto for Waveney and Waverley. And Arun and Adur. If Adur ever merge, it won't be with Arun, but with Worthing. They have already merged many of their services. Nah, Adur should merge into Hove & Brighton. There is actually a gap between Adur and Worthing, there's no gap between Adur and Hove.
|
|
|
Post by Antiochian on Mar 1, 2016 14:56:45 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Antiochian on Mar 1, 2016 15:01:06 GMT
|
|
|
Post by Arthur Figgis on Mar 1, 2016 15:03:25 GMT
I'd largely support that. Certainly my way, the Oxon-Northants links are significant.
|
|
The Bishop
Labour
Down With Factionalism!
Posts: 36,531
|
Post by The Bishop on Mar 1, 2016 15:03:48 GMT
Hasn't the city long desired unitary status?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 15:07:30 GMT
Hasn't the city long desired unitary status? In common with a few other Labourish cities in two-tier areas, yes.
|
|