Local Government From The 19th Century
During the 19th century a series of reforms reshaped the local government of the county, creating a system of district with directly-elected councils.
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“The local is a shabby thing. There’s nothing worse than bringing us back down to our own little corner, our own territory, the radiant promiscuity of the face to face. A culture which has taken the risk of the universal, must perish by the universal.”
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