committee system

• News / Politics

  Parties clash over seat proportionalities across council committees

  There was "chaos" at a council meeting triggered by the recent defection of a councillor

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘Westminster continues to undermine local autonomy’

  Dr Thom Oliver, a senior lecturer in politics gives his opinion on the erosion of local autonomy

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘I will continue to support a system which allows for more democracy’

  Bristol's Green group leader Emma Edwards says we should continue with the committee system

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘Labour scrapping the committee system is an insult to Bristol’

  "Keir Starmer clearly does not think local people can make choices for themselves" says Heather Mack

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘The Green-led committee system in Bristol has been nothing short of shambolic’

  Labour's Tom Renhard says the government "is right to step in" to scrap the committee system

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘Every party must engage with the decision-making process’

  Heather Mack writes about the city's committee system

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• Your say / Local elections 2024

  ‘Bristol is poised for a transformative shift in its political landscape’

  UWE Bristol experts discuss the opportunities and challenges of Bristol's new system of governance

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• News / Politics

  Move to committee system takes step forward

  A "significant" new constitution for Bristol City Council has been approved by all councillors

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