Louise Gittins

Cllr Louise Gittins argues that the government's growth mission is impossible without empowering local councils - the glue that hold it all together.

When the polls closed in May 2015, I got into my car to drive to the count, buoyant and excited. I was intensely proud of the campaign we had run in Cheshire West and Chester. We were disciplined, targeted ruthlessly, and had a clear…