Paul Marinko 04 June 2024

Stronger Things: Chief champions need to 'renew democracy'

Councils can ‘renew democracy from the grassroots up,’ a borough chief has claimed in a plea for local authorities to become more community-led.

Speaking today at think-tank New Local’s Stronger Things conference in the City of London, Test Valley BC chief executive Andy Ferrier said: ‘This isn’t about politics, it’s about community power.

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