unitary
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Fewer all-purpose unitary councils are expected to save money and be simpler for residents.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The current 15 authorities and two levels of local government are due to be abolished and replaced with between three and five all-purpose unitary councils.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
"There will be more responsibilities as well – perhaps those unitary authorities don't wish to take on and town and parish councils could feel that void."
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
It means some of the councils up for election this year will be folded into new unitary councils in 2027 or 2028, so councillors could only be in office for a year.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Only the dating of every past and future year changes each New Year’s Day, as one counts backwards or forwards from the unitary Now.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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