I agree with what the right hon. Gentleman is saying, but is he not in danger of taking the Government's propaganda and rhetoric too seriously? There is no real, direct democracy in the Bill; as the right hon. Gentleman has been saying, there is just a bit more centralisation. Is that not the case?
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Graham Stringer
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 1 June 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [Lords].
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