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Column: ‘The last century has seen a real shift in power’

With talk of a super unitary council through the merger of Colchester and Tendring Councils, Colchester High Steward Sir Bob Russell – who was a Borough Councillor for 31 years between 1971 and 2002 – contrasts local government today to what it was 100 years ago. Local government was last re-organised in 1974. Sir Bob is the only person still active in public life who was involved 46 years ago.