Devolution: The battle to head off the break-up of Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury has put itself front and centre in the wrangle over devolution gripping Gloucestershire, with leader Richard Stanley's vision of a united county and unitary authority fast-winning support.
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Welcome to Thursday’s edition of The Raikes Journal, our digital email magazine for Gloucestershire. Regular readers will know we publish two full editions - on Monday and Friday - reserving Thursday’s edition for an interesting lead story or special edition.
Today’s article sees us look again at the ongoing saga of devolution, something we are told is key to our county’s economic and social fortunes.
As we struggle for any clarity around what local government in Gloucestershire will look like when the process is over, or whether the county as we know it will exist at all, one thing has emerged this week - public opinion is growing in favour of Tewkesbury’s stance.
We talked to its leader, councillor Richard Stanley, one of those who kept out of the early political name-calling to take a stance that makes him something of an outlier in terms of the various districts.
But judging by a petition he’s launched and the support it’s received he may be onto something. He’s the only …
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