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Agenda 17.8.26 - what has local government ever done for us and is the Rates system fair?
Agenda
Monday, 17 August 2026 - 27 minutes
Alistair Ramsay is back this week to discuss an issue not really mentioned so far in the election. Should rates and local government reform be higher up the political agenda? Why has every attempt so far failed to reform a Rates system which is generally regarded as outdated and unfair? Does anyone really know what local and central government are actually responsible for? Call me radical if you like but surely there needs to be a national debate on what we actually want local government to do? And who knows we might then finally get round to bringing our rusty rates system into the 21st century? … Maybe?
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