News & Views
News and views from around the web including any news we hear about the campaigns in Doncaster, Stoke On Trent, Newham, etc. There are several articles in favour of the Mayoral system including one from Steve Bullock. Please email us at help@bringbackdemocracy.org.uk if you find an interesting news story that we have missed.
- 22 March 2007
Doncaster: Councillors back referendum on mayoral system - 01 March 2007
Doncaster: Should the Mayoral system be scrapped? You get to decide. - 27 February 2007
Lewisham: Fresh twist in Mayor battle - 27 February 2007
Doncaster: Public to decide on future of town's elected mayor - 27 February 2007
Doncaster: Vote on scrapping election for mayor - 27 February 2007
Doncaster: Doncaster council has voted to hold a referendum on whether to continue with an elected mayor. (Video) - 17 January 2007
Lewisham: Former councillor Andrew Brown comments on his blog - 09 January 2007
Lewisham: Scrapping Steve - 29 November 2006
England struggles over the concept of elected mayors - 24 November 2006
Newham: Democracy group is against more directly-elected mayors - 20 November 2006
Lewisham: Pool ruling shows up mayoral system - 19 November 2006
Directly elected mayors are not an effective model for England - 06 November 2006
Let local people decide. Executive mayors replace policy with personality. If voters are given a say, they mostly don't want them - 19 October 2006
Stoke-on-Trent: Government 'night-mayor' - 15 October 2006
England’s few elected mayors score highly on accountability - 07 October 2006
Newham: Calls for scrapping advisor 'gravy train' - 05 October 2006
Newham: 'Gravy train' mayor system under fire - 24 September 2006
Doncaster: Trouble with the Mayor… - 14 September 2006
Doncaster: Campaigners want to debate on Mayoral system - 04 September 2006
Voters aim to throw out mayors they say are acting like dictators - 17 August 2006
Mayors' system in dock - 10 July 2006
Lewisham: Town hall rebellion over 'elected dictator' - 04 July 2006
Lewisham: Campaign aiming to remove mayor - 27 June 2006
Lewisham: Growing support to scrap Mayor - 01 October 2005
Lewisham: Citizens leading constitutional reform: Trusting in Citizens (article by Steve Bullock) - 10 January 2001
Lewisham: Looking to Lewisham for the mayoral model
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