WHAT power-greedy national politicians ignore is that there are countless frustrated local politicians yearning for executive and fiscal powers that would enable them to innovate to improve service delivery for their communities.

What they also fail to realise, importantly, is that there are many desperate-for-power councillors who would vote, under cover of the ballot box, for the national party that commits to devolving the most power. 

This would also be true of the electorate.

Paradoxically, the political party that promises to give most power away, may well be the one that gains power.

Geoff Naylor, Colden Common.