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This from Sonia Georgina. Ed
The Government is cancelling local elections for over FIVE MILLION voters. They won’t have the chance to hold their councils or their councillors to account. They won’t have any say on the biggest changes to local democracy in 50 years.
The Government claims that it’s just a delay for one year, but it’s widely predicted that it will be two or three years until council re-organisation is complete.
That’s too long to go without a say. Democracy delayed is democracy denied.
The Government should think again and voters should get to exercise their right to vote this May as planned.
