Part of Local Government Finance Bill (Allocation of Time) – in the House of Commons at 3:46 pm on 22 February 1988.
Local businesses have no vote and no great influence— [Interruption.] In some areas they may do, and in some areas they do not. We believe that businesses will have more influence through a uniform rate applied throughout the country, which will bring much needed relief to some parts.
Even the Labour party admits that local democracy—