Stroud Greens react to ‘half-baked’ local government reorganisation as costs soar 3rd September 2025 by Susan Fenton The news that the massive reorganisation of local councils, being forced through by the government, will not, as claimed, save any money, is shocking confirmation that the entire project is a half-baked and bungled waste of taxpayers’ money, say Stroud Greens. The government based its estimates of cost savings on a 2020 report commissioned by […] Read more » Devolution Local government reorganisation Stroud District Council