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Government accused of launching ‘attack on local democracy’ with new council investment rule

Government accused of launching ‘attack on local democracy’ with new council investment rule Curb on local authorities’ right to divest from companies they regard as unethical could be slipped through Parliament The Government has been accused of launching a “direct attack on local democracy” by preparing to slip through Parliament an unprecedented curb on councils divesting from trade and investments they regard as unethical. Councillors, MPs and a wide range of NGOs fear that the move, which they complain will be forced through the Commons without proper scrutiny, could stop local authorities refusing to trade with, or include in their… View Article