Local Government: Should there be place for it in the UK constitution?

In the first of a weekly series, Professor Conor Gearty talks to Tony Travers - Advisor to the House of Commons, Communities and Local Government Select Committee and Board Member of the Local Government Network – about the issues surrounding local government.

What it should be empowered to control?
Where are the pitfalls?
How prone are local officials to corruption?

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