The essence of democracy, whether it be national or local, is that the bureaucrats and the apparatus of the state should be accountable to the electorate, through the ballot box.
Local elections are little than a charade, as the power to change anything is moving inexorably to Brussels and away from local people.
SAM SNOOK, Eastleigh.
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