The problem is that though councils are elected I feel they are not as accountable as the press watches the big MPs in westminster and Holyrood there is more scrutiny.
With councils it is less scrutinised and also the type of people who go for councils are the same type who have no ambitions beyond their own local power base, they have their friends who they can help and it is easier to screw around and not get caught.
Take a look at Aberdeen council. £50million in debt and the council leader refuses to accept responsibility and leave. Also the type of people who sterotypically are elected in councils and who run them are the same type who act like mini Hitlers when given power. These powers are being devolved further down the chain of responsibility/education and ability with a result you get some illeducated idiot who can't get a better job than being a warden for example but has the ability to dish out fines running to hundreds of pounds. They kind who will target a neigbour who has upset them...
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