Articles & Commentary

  • ‘West Surrey & South Middlesex’ Victory!

    ‘West Surrey & South Middlesex’ Victory!

    Our response welcomed the proposed use of Middlesex in the name of a new council area and argued for accurate administrative naming…

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  • “Worcestershire” councils shake-up response

    “Worcestershire” councils shake-up response

    Our Worcestershire consultation response called for every affected geographic county identity to be recognised and kept distinct from proposed council areas.

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  • ‘Warwickshire’ shake-up Response

    ‘Warwickshire’ shake-up Response

    Our Warwickshire consultation response called for all affected historic county identities to be recognised in any new council arrangements.

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  • Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Response

    Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Response

    Our response to the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent proposals called for all affected historic county identities to be recognised in any new council…

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  • ‘Nottinghamshire’ shake-up Response

    ‘Nottinghamshire’ shake-up Response

    RealCounties responded to the Nottinghamshire local-government consultation, calling for new administrative structures and names to respect the historic counties.

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  • Response to ‘Greater Lincolnshire’ Consultation

    Response to ‘Greater Lincolnshire’ Consultation

    Our submission on proposed local-government changes in the Greater Lincolnshire area called for historic county identities and administrative boundaries to be described…

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  • Response to Leicestershire & Rutland Plans

    Response to Leicestershire & Rutland Plans

    We responded to council-reform proposals in Leicestershire and Rutland, calling for historic county identities to be respected in any new structures.

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  • Respect Lancs AND Yorks in council overhaul

    Respect Lancs AND Yorks in council overhaul

    Our response to proposed local-government changes in the area labelled “Lancashire” called for both Lancashire and Yorkshire county identities to be recognised…

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  • County Identity at Stake in ‘Kent’ & Medway Plans

    County Identity at Stake in ‘Kent’ & Medway Plans

    We responded to the local-government consultation for Kent and Medway, calling for historic county identities to be respected in any new council…

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  • Real Counties Responds to ‘Hertfordshire’ Proposals

    Real Counties Responds to ‘Hertfordshire’ Proposals

    Our Hertfordshire consultation response called for new council arrangements and names to keep geographic counties clearly distinct from local-government areas.

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  • HCI calls for historic counties to be respected in Gloucestershire reform

    HCI calls for historic counties to be respected in Gloucestershire reform

    Our consultation response called for clear distinctions between council areas and the historic counties in Gloucestershire local-government reform.

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  • New councils do not alter Devon’s geographic county boundaries

    New councils do not alter Devon’s geographic county boundaries

    Our Devon consultation response called for new council arrangements to recognise geographic county identities clearly and keep them distinct from local-government boundaries.

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