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Responding to Angela Rayner’s speech on devolution and local government reforms, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
“Taxpayers will keep an open mind towards Angela Rayner’s proposed reforms and plans to devolve powers away from Whitehall.
“But there will be concerns about a one-size fits all policy being imposed across the board in English local government, meaning the potential abolition of well-run county and district councils.
“Rayner needs to ensure that these reforms receive the support of local residents and that it doesn’t just lead to a failed rewiring of an already complicated and bureaucratic system.”
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Founded in 2004 by Matthew Elliott and Andrew Allum, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) campaigns to reform taxes and public services, cut waste and speak up for British taxpayers. Find out more at www.taxpayersalliance.com.
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TaxPayers' Alliance's research council.
- The TaxPayers’ Alliance have previously welcomed the creation of unitary authorities. In 2019 we recommended a new framework for their creation which identified the conditions which should be met to ensure long term cost savings, while preserving democratic accountability and good corporate governance.