Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

An interesting article is available on the web ...
The Leader of WWDC has written to Public Finance in response. To read the article in full, please follow this link Fears for teirs article

The facts in the article are pretty disturbing and I reiterate my doubts that the new Wiltshire Council will cost as 'little' as promised. Evidence from past re-organisations of this type shows that transition costs are generally under-estimated whilst recurrent savings are exaggerated.

This government keeps telling us that it is committed to 'transparency' and 'consultation'. Where the topic of unitary councils is concerned, I find this very hard to believe.