devolve power from central government and quangos to local government and town halls, not create an artificial middle layer than has no national or local acceptance and little power to achieve anything.
this would include a greater proportion of local spending paid for by local taxation and allocatable according to local priorities.
it would also include elected police chiefs as one example of gov't services under local control.
wales has already demonstrated that it is possible to reabsorb the functions of quangos back into democratically accountable gov't.
does it create the possibility of a BNP member being elected as police commisioner? yes it does.
but have a little faith, this is britain not albania, and the commisioner would still have to act in accordance to the laws of the land.
it may not appeal to you, in which case i'd recommend you brace yourself, because a good deal of it is going to happen in the next five years.
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