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Will the demise of Police & Crime Commissioners save money?
The Home Office has announced the abolition of Police & Crime Commissioners, describing the role as “a failed experiment” and claiming massive savings.
In reality it is a thinly veiled move in the direction of centralisation and a loss of operational independence.
There’s only one Oxfordshire – on council reorganisation
In what is set to be Oxfordshire’s greatest political upheaval in a generation, the organisational map of the country is set to be redrawn. The Oxford Clarion have allowed me to use their virtual pages to set out my perspective, of having previously supported three council but now being convinced of the need for a single Oxfordshire council.