If the Localism Bill is taken at face-value, then local Councils are going to be busy organising a lot of Referendums.

It represents a radically different approach to the last Government; yet both administrations have been pursuing a similar goal – greater citizen involvement. So, what’s different?

• Labour legislated (but never implemented) a ‘duty to promote democracy’. The Coalition effectively says, Push decisions as far down as possible, and that’s the biggest impetus to democracy