TY  - BOOK
AU  - Latham,Peter
TI  - Who stole the town hall?: the end of local government as we know it 
T2  - Policy Press shorts, policy & practice
SN  - 9781447337270
U1  - 320.80941 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Bristol
PB  - Policy Press
KW  - Local government
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
N1  - Introduction; The Localism Act 2011, Open Public Services and the neoliberalisation of councils; Imposed ‘metro’ mayors: new wine in old bottles; Police and Crime Commissioners: another half-baked' import; Local government finance; Towards a new basis for federal, regional and local democracy
N2  - In this provocative book, Peter Latham argues that the UK Conservative Government’s devolution agenda conceals their real intention: to complete the privatization of local government and other public services. Using illustrative examples from across the United Kingdom, including the so-called Northern Powerhouses and the Midlands, Who Stole the Town Hall? explains the far-reaching implications of this reorganization of local government—a reorganization already affecting vital public services, including education, health, housing, and policing. Proposing an overhaul of the UK taxation system—including land value taxation, a wealth tax, and a more progressive income tax—to fund an increase in state-provided services, Latham argues for an alternative economic and political strategy, a vital new basis for federal, regional, and local democracy
ER  -