n DON'T be fooled by Mike Foster's insistence that unitary authorities are good news.
He states that we'll all have better value for money. This is nonsense.
Gateshead Metropolitan Council was formed out of the district councils in the North East area in the late 70s and now has the second highest council tax levels in the country.
The officials and councillors hide behind the council coats of arms and you cannot get things done.
I know. I lived most of my early life in the area. Believe me, a unitary authority will cost us all dearly in monetary terms.
BILL DAVISON,
Worboys Road,
St John's, Worcester.
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