Mick Scoop
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There is a petition for what it's worth........
There is a petition for what it's worth........
You mean other areas are applying common sense!Couple of updates to this today. Changed the picture painted so far significantly.
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-warwickshire-not-small-attract-9297405
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/ne...e-councils-against-joining-birmingham-9296186
Can someone explain how an alliance with Coventry and Warks would work?
atm Warks is tiered, where the Boroughs and Districts run underneath the county. Would they expect something similar to happen, with a COv + Warks alliance being an extra tier above the Warks one, or would it be Cov would go to a lower tier like RBC and WDC, with a new overarching Cov + Warks authority above them?
tbh I don't really understand. I've seen all the claims about how this alliance or that would be great, but I don't really know why other than a promise of more money... which seems bribery, to me.
From what I've seen it's an extra layer so CCC would still exist but there would be a Coventry & Warwickshire Council in addition. That council would be responsible for things currently done by government, so they would get a chunk of money for things like transport and economic development. That's my understanding anyway. The whole concept seems a bit of a half baked idea. If you want to start devolving powers to the regions surely you look at the whole council structure. How much money is going to wasted bringing these authorities into existence and running them?
So we'd have, say, as a tier for Warwickshire as it is:
Cov + Warks
WCC
RBC, WDC, N&BBC, and SDC?
Or the Cov+ Warks one would be a merger/acquisition of bits of services currently delivered by WCC and CCC, into the new C&WCC?
Isn't the idea to almost disband councils and set up new organisations (or slim lined councils for want of a better word), to deliver services on the ground.
So WCC no longer exists, but the Parks section, say, runs as an autonomous body (a Trust?) loosely tied to a higher body?
I can't seem to find anything online, but was listening to them talk about it on the radio but yeah that's what would loosely happen. Cov & warks would join as a strategic authority then borough council type organisations sitting underneath.
But isn't that what happens now with WCC anyway?
(Things like parks, heritage etc are run under WCC. Areas such as planning are under the Borough and Distruct councils)
Yeah, kind of, but then you'd joint services together with Coventry
Hmmmm. Now where's my CV
It all seems, tbh, reorganisation for the sake of reorganisation.
should warwickshire have the same concerns as we do with Brum i.e. would you trust cov council with a potential say in your towns budget??From what I've seen it's an extra layer so CCC would still exist but there would be a Coventry & Warwickshire Council in addition. That council would be responsible for things currently done by government, so they would get a chunk of money for things like transport and economic development. That's my understanding anyway. The whole concept seems a bit of a half baked idea. If you want to start devolving powers to the regions surely you look at the whole council structure. How much money is going to wasted bringing these authorities into existence and running them?
should warwickshire have the same concerns as we do with Brum i.e. would you trust cov council with a potential say in your towns budget??
Yeah, kind of, but then you'd joint services together with Coventry, and things like planning would be brought up to strategic level not borough level so that you have that strategic development oversight, etc.
To be honest, I think the idea is a glorified version of the old Regional Development Agency, which the tory's scrapped when they came in. I think it's dangerous having 1 person come in and make all these decisions, as a number of areas have found out with the Police Commissioner roles.
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Hmmmm. Now where's my CV
It all seems, tbh, reorganisation for the sake of reorganisation.
should warwickshire have the same concerns as we do with Brum i.e. would you trust cov council with a potential say in your towns budget??
Absolutely, county's shouldn't be stripped of their identity to become just one big sprawling mass (mess).
Although tbf Cov was Warwickshire for many many years until county reorganisation.
(although so was Brum too)
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I was born in Coventry, WARWICKSHIRE. It says so on my birth certificate. It will ALWAYS be Warwickshire to me. And nothing whatsover to do with Birmingham or West bloody Midlands!
Me too. Although I now live in Yam Yam land. Can't see a problem with a big authority as long as there is no reference to Birmingham in the name. I favour the old name, Mercia.
Looks like people are coming out in favour of Coventry being aligned with Warwickshire only and that can only be a good thing ! It's probably what everyone apart from Lucas wants as well !
Just waiting for Lucas to call us all idiots and misguided....
Although tbf Cov was Warwickshire for many many years until county reorganisation.
(although so was Brum too)
Was Brum Warwickshire? I thought it was Staffs. Can't be sure though.
I think Warwickshire sounds nicer, but in the real world, the regional economic power is with Birmingham. Economicaly we would be better off together with Birmingham than Warks - but our pride would certainly be hurt and we would loose our individuality.
Was Brum Warwickshire? I thought it was Staffs. Can't be sure though.
I think Warwickshire sounds nicer, but in the real world, the regional economic power is with Birmingham. Economicaly we would be better off together with Birmingham than Warks - but our pride would certainly be hurt and we would loose our individuality.
Coventry City Council will spend up to £250,000 as it aims to explain to the public why it wants to join Birmingham in a Combined Authority.
So looking like circa £600k to table this whoe thing but then saying we are not giving the public the right to make that decision! Yes because you will know what the public will say!!http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-council-greater-birmingham-9310267
Weber Shandwick coming back out to play?
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