The West Weighs In - But Still Doesn't Get The Lack Of Evidence

The otherwise  good editorial in today's West Australian is spoilt by it's tacit refusal to acknowledge that the problem wasn't so much Barnett's failure to take people along with him but that there was never any case for what he was trying to achieve. All the evidence from WA (eg Geraldton), interstate (eg Queensland and Victoria) and overseas (eg Canada) demonstrates that, contrary to the assertions of Barnett, Simpson and The West Australian, larger councils are not more efficient, do not have lower costs and do levy higher charges on ratepayers.