Local Authority

Local Authority

Share this post

Local Authority
Local Authority
With no power comes no responsibility?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

With no power comes no responsibility?

What power have you got and how do we get rid of you?

Steven Keevil's avatar
Steven Keevil
Jan 24, 2023
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Local Authority
Local Authority
With no power comes no responsibility?
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Share

In case we hadn’t mentioned it enough recently in one of our missives from Local Authority towers, Medway is facing local elections in May. Turnout at the 2019 Election was 31.3%, which is… not great. Whilst there are different reasons why one chooses not to vote, an existential crisis over the meaninglessness of it all is something we thought would be good to look at this week. We’ll do this by looking at three key positions within the council and asking them Tony Benn’s 5 Questions for the Powerful:

  1. “What power have you got?”

  2. “Where did you get it from?”

  3. “In whose interests do you use it?”

  4. “To whom are you accountable?”

  5. “How do we get rid of you?”

The Leader of the Council

Medway Council leader Alan Jarrett
  1. “What power have you got?”

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Local Authority to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Local Authority
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More