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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It seemed extremely suspicious to me at the time they required councils to do ltns or lose funding.

Even with all that has happened I still find it easier to believe different people in government had different goals, but I can't disagree it looks a lot like forcing councils to do something they can use to mobilise their base.