The Guardian view on local government finance: a crisis that corrodes democracy | Editorial
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But the salience of local experience is not reflected in the power of local politicians. Britain has an ultra-centralised state.
Last year, three of them Birmingham, Woking and Nottingham issued section 114 (S114) notices, the emergency mechanism by which local authorities declare effective bankruptcy.
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