As ever there is a whole lot going on around the traditional counties movement. The end of October brought important Government announcements about its local government reorganisation and devolution programmes in England. We consider the implications of these for the identities of the historic counties. … Continue reading
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Fake 1974 ‘Oxfordshire’, ‘Warwickshire’ and ‘Worcestershire’ go as abolition of ‘county councils’ recommences
On 29th October 2026, Jim McMahon OBE MP, Minister for Local Government, announced that the Government is to press ahead with the reorganisation of local government in England. The programme had been set to replace all the remaining two-tier (county council and district council) areas … Continue reading