61. In this area, solicitors can specialise in matters such as child care and other areas which specifically relate to local government. 62. It argued that some extra form of local taxation was needed if local government was to preserve its separate identity. 63. It is no wonder that local government finance officers regard the poll tax as a financial nightmare. 64. It will almost certainly place additional costs on local government generally, and urban authorities in particular. 65. It would force many local governments to enter technical and legal areas in which they had little or no prior experience. 66. John Gibson highlights the regressive aspects of recent local government financial reform, and predicts dire consequences for the urban poor. 67. Labour offers to all those who want simpler local government a new tier of expensive regional government. 68. Like Cockburn, Hoggett stresses the links between changes in the organization of local government and those of capitalist management. |