Tony McArdle: Combined authority model should inspire shires

Tony McArdle, Lincolnshire CC’s departing chief executive, has called for the combined authority model to inspire public sector transformation in all parts of the country.

In an LGC interview marking his exit this month from the council after 12 years in its top role, Mr McArdle said the “rationale has passed” for two-tier local governance but said areas that had yet to reorganise had an opportunity to be bolder than merely merging councils.

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