Decentralisation, devolution and empowerment: 'Control Shift'

For what are we waiting?

In 2009, David Cameron launched a major policy green paper 'Control Shift' outlining Conservative plans to give power back to local communities via an empowered state, local people and institutions.


Creating bottom-up incentives for house building, by allowing councils to benefit more from the increase in council tax revenues from new homes, rather than being equalised away by Whitehall


Allowing councils to establish their own local enterprise partnerships to take over the economic development functions and funding of the Regional Development Agencies


Giving local authorities a new discretionary power to levy business rate discounts, allowing them to help local shops and services, such as rural pubs or post offices


Provide citizens in all large cities with the opportunity to choose whether to have an elected mayor, through mayoral referendums


Greater use of direct democracy, including allowing residents to veto high council tax rises, and instigating local referendums on local issues


Requiring councils to publish detailed information online on expenditure by local councils – including the pay and perks of senior staff, and issuing new guidance to stop ‘rewards for failure’ to sacked town hall staff.


Caroline Spelman, the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, said, "It’s not just about empowering local government; we want to empower the people it serves so that they can have more say in how much of their money they want their council to spend on their behalf.”

For what are we waiting?  Bills to become Law?  New Boards to form?  Businesses to go bust?  Websites to be updated with expenditures?

[  BBC News - Eric Pickles to give councillors top pay vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12473979  ]

This is a once in a generation opportunity to change the way politics is done ~ what do you want to do about it?   Tell me brookholme@talk21.com

16-25yrs old? Big Society's BIG Mouth

Local People.  Local Power.  Local Politics.

Caroline Spelman

'Control Shift'

Returning Power to Local Communities

http://t.co/w1mKgmj via @AddThis

Local people, local politics, local power

I am grateful to the Conservative Party that provided me with enjoyable opportunities to serve communities and also to the Association that selected me to represent residents who later elected me, to do a job, and I shall continue to do everything I am able to do my job, as a local councillor, loyally.

The Mercury: "The risk involved in having made this decision will be managed as I progress along my chosen path continuing to do my best for all concerned - I trust this energy will be reciprocated."

Loyalty

The Localism Bill starts a new era of people power, new rights for communities which will protect and transform local services, breaking about the old system with a massive transfer for power.

With the General Power of Competence local authorities can basically act in the same way as a natural person, except where restricted by statute, such as creating a new tax.

Douglas Carswell MP (blog)


So, where do you YOU fit in, as a natural person? 

Perhaps within the ground breaking shifts of power that provide opportunities to restore civic pride, democratic accountability and economic growth:  see this government guide to the case for decentralisation.

For starters, How about Civilian Street Patrols?


We can be as bold, radical and as ambitious as WE want.  This is a once in a generation chance to CHANGE LOCAL POLITICS for the better.

Let US get on with it!

Most grateful for your continued support.  If you would care meet with me at my Surgery held at the Brookfield Centre, Cheshunt, please contact me on brookholme@talk21.com or call/text 07734057707 for an appointment providing your name, address and telephone number. 

People Power : Greater Brookfield

The Localism Bill starts a new era of people power and Revolutionary new rights for communities will protect and transform local services ~ whilst local councils face a cut of up to 8.9% in the money they receive from central government 'the toughest local government finance settlement in living memory'.  Brown's Bureaucracy gone !

With the General Power of Competence, local authorities can basically act in the same way as a natural person, except where restricted by statute such as creating a new tax.

So where do YOU fit in, as a natural person?

An essential guide to the case for decentralisation, where ground breaking shifts of power provide opportunities, aided and abetted by The Big Society ~ restoring civic pride, democratic accountability and economic growth.

Here is YOUR chance to act as a natural person (within the law),

as Broxbourne Council wishes to ensure that local residents and businesses are engaged throughout the planning and implementation of the

Greater Brookfield project, Cheshunt North Ward

The Council will use these pages as one of the means for keeping residents informed and for enabling residents to comment on, and inform, the developing proposals of
Great Brookfield Planning & Implementation

For what are YOU waiting?

Click the underlined-red-link above
to experience PEOPLE POWER!

You wanna revolution?

We can be as bold, radical, as ambitious as we want.  This is a once in a generation chance to change our country for the better.  Let's get on with it!

The Rt Hon. Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 'more power to local authorities'.

This is not about a bit more power for you and a bit less power for central government - it's a revolution. We are the radicals now, breaking apart the old system with a massive transfer for power, from the state to citizens, politicians to people, government to society. That is the power shift our country needs today.

Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, on 'Localism'.

Broxbourne Council's Electoral Review is in its second stage - take David Cameron's advice and embrace the power shift our country needs today by participating in the Review:-

http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/eastern/hertfordshire/broxbourne-electoral-review