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Power of local government eroded over decades, report concludes
Local authorities have seen a ‘steady erosion’ of their autonomy by central Government over the last four decades, a new report has concluded.
Commissioned by the campaign group Unlock Democracy, ‘Local Government in England – 40 Years of Decline’ looks at the relationship between central and local Government. It also focuses on finance, services and representation.
Written by members of the Local Governance Research Centre (LGRC) at De Montfort University Leicester, the report concluded that the balance between councils and Westminster has ‘increasingly tilted towards the centre, leaving local government and the communities it serves weakened.’
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By Thomas Magill
Drag bars have been an integral part of the London gay scene for decades.
They were where the careers began for household names including Lily Savage, who entertained crowds every Sunday at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in south London.
Series like RuPaul s Drag Race UK have brought the art form to our screens recently too, but the origins of drag go back to the late 16th and early 17th Centuries.
Back then, only men were allowed to tread the boards, so if a play had a female character, it would have been up to the male actors to dress as members of the opposite sex.
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Homegrown fintech startup SquidPay Technology Inc. (SquidPay) has entered into last stage negotiations for the acquisition of a 60% stake in Phil Star, a development bank headquartered in Batangas City. Upon finalization of its majority stake, SquidPay will increase bank capitalization to P1.5 billion, the BSP requires a total of at least P1.0 billion for digital bank license applicants.
Phil Star Development Bank (Phil Star), Inc. is a subsidiary of Philippine Regional Investment Development Corporation (PRIDE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AbaCore Holdings Corporation, a publicly-traded company (ABA) with interests in financial services, real estate, and gaming technology.