Talk:Local government in England

Out of date following Localism Act
I think this statement:

"'Councils also have a general power to 'promote economic, social and environmental well-being' of their area. However, like all public bodies, they are limited by the doctrine of ultra vires, and may only do things that common law or an Act of Parliament specifically or generally allows for — in contrast to the earlier incorporated municipal corporations which were treated as natural persons and could undertake whatever activities they wished to. Councils may promote Local Acts in Parliament to grant them special powers. For example, Kingston upon Hull had for many years a municipally owned telephone company, Kingston Communications.'"

Is out of date following the enactment of the Localism Act 2011. In the act the 'General Power of Competence" basically gives local government bodies the status of a natural person "A local authority has power to do anything that individuals generally may do", in addition to any intra vires statutory or common law powers they may have. Except borrowing.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by SandyMcF (talk • contribs) 16:12, 19 December 2013 (UTC)

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complex, with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements
The encyclopedia's job is to explain the complex. It should be possible briefly to describe the pattern of local government divisions. "There are x types of local authority. Of these, y are similar in that they control almost everything. The z types of LA are similar in that responsibilities are shared between n tiers of government." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.228.205 (talk) 13:04, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

POV problems with the 'Funding shortfall' section
Here is a list of some of the unattributed opinions in this section, which contravene WP:YESPOV and WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV: No opinions should be stated as fact and all opinions need to be attributed as to whose opinions they are - this should be explicit and not left to the reader to unravel from what follows or from sources referenced. -- DeFacto (talk). 16:35, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) It is feared many local authority services will close or be cut because the government has not increased local authority funding in 2017-2018.
 * 2) Children at risk get inadequate help because councils are under resourced.
 * 3) What help children at risk get depends on the postcode lottery and varies between local authorities.
 * 4) Swimming pools, sports halls and leisure centres are at risk of closure due to lack of funding.
 * 5) Councils are running deficits because there is not enough funding to protect vulnerable children.
 * 6) This is seen as short sighted as it will increase pressure on the NHS.
 * 7) Youngsters who can afford it are increasingly using private drug addiction clinics and it is feared those who cannot afford to go private are getting involved in gangs.
 * 8) It is feared this will lead to increased unplanned pregnancies and abortions.
 * 9) Further drastic cuts are feared for 2019.


 * , I see that you removed the "unbalanced" tag I added, and without commenting here. It is not the accuracy of the source that is the problem, it is the one-sided and unattributed opinion that it is being used to support that is the problem. Please restore the tag per WP:DETAG until the balance problem has been resolved. -- DeFacto (talk). 00:47, 31 December 2018 (UTC)