Daniel Candon: Why centralising local government risks tearing up Conservative roots

Daniel Candon: Why centralising local government risks tearing up Conservative roots

Local government reorganisation is often presented as a matter of efficiency: reducing administrative costs, streamlining services, and modernising outdated structures. While some of these aims are understandable, the push towards larger unitary authorities or regional bodies comes at a significant cost to local democratic representation. At the heart of the issue lies a fundamental question: who speaks for our communities when power is moved fu…