http://wmno.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/shropshire-star-campaigners-bid-to-halt-city-region-plan/ Regional government: unelected, undemocratic, unaccountable and unwanted Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://wmno.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/shropshire-star-campaigners-bid-to-halt-city-region-plan/#comment-714 West Midlands NO! Campaign » Blog Archive » BBC regional government spin Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:33:31 +0000 http://wmno.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/shropshire-star-campaigners-bid-to-halt-city-region-plan/#comment-714 [...] The answer to unaccountable central government is not regionalisation.  Regional government is not accountable, nor is it popular.  The British government is highly centralised as far as England is concerned but what people do not want is centralised regional government.  The euroregions, city regions and the new transnational regions aren’t local, they’re regional.  The West Midlands euroregion is a perfect example of how a single regional policy can’t be suitable for the whole region - it contains one of the largest urban sprawls in England at one extreme and the most rural county in England at the other. [...] [...] The answer to unaccountable central government is not regionalisation.  Regional government is not accountable, nor is it popular.  The British government is highly centralised as far as England is concerned but what people do not want is centralised regional government.  The euroregions, city regions and the new transnational regions aren’t local, they’re regional.  The West Midlands euroregion is a perfect example of how a single regional policy can’t be suitable for the whole region – it contains one of the largest urban sprawls in England at one extreme and the most rural county in England at the other. [...]

]]> http://wmno.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/shropshire-star-campaigners-bid-to-halt-city-region-plan/#comment-78 BBC regional government spin « West Midlands NO! Sat, 04 Nov 2006 13:06:16 +0000 http://wmno.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/shropshire-star-campaigners-bid-to-halt-city-region-plan/#comment-78 [...] Recent Comments Wonko's World on Shropshire Star: Campaigners bid to halt city region planrevinkevin on Who, what and how much ... part 2Who, what and how much … part 2 « West Midlands NO! on Who, what and how much?Who, what and how much? « West Midlands NO! on ContactEddie on Birmingham Post calls for referendum on elected mayor [...] [...] Recent Comments Wonko’s World on Shropshire Star: Campaigners bid to halt city region planrevinkevin on Who, what and how much … part 2Who, what and how much … part 2 « West Midlands NO! on Who, what and how much?Who, what and how much? « West Midlands NO! on ContactEddie on Birmingham Post calls for referendum on elected mayor [...]

]]> http://wmno.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/shropshire-star-campaigners-bid-to-halt-city-region-plan/#comment-77 Wonko's World Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:44:00 +0000 http://wmno.wordpress.com/2006/10/02/shropshire-star-campaigners-bid-to-halt-city-region-plan/#comment-77 [...] The answer to unaccountable central government is not regionalisation.  Regional government is not accountable, nor is it popular.  The British government is highly centralised as far as England is concerned but what people do not want is centralised regional government.  The euroregions, city regions and the new transnational regions aren’t local, they’re regional.  The West Midlands euroregion is a perfect example of how a single regional policy can’t be suitable for the whole region - it contains one of the largest urban sprawls in England at one extreme and the most rural county in England at the other. [...] [...] The answer to unaccountable central government is not regionalisation.  Regional government is not accountable, nor is it popular.  The British government is highly centralised as far as England is concerned but what people do not want is centralised regional government.  The euroregions, city regions and the new transnational regions aren’t local, they’re regional.  The West Midlands euroregion is a perfect example of how a single regional policy can’t be suitable for the whole region – it contains one of the largest urban sprawls in England at one extreme and the most rural county in England at the other. [...]

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