unitary
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The five-council model conflicts with the proposal championed by Essex County Council, which had favoured setting up just three unitary councils.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
They are standing for a mixture of district, metropolitan, unitary and county councils.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 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
The existing county council and six district councils would disappear - with Cheltenham joining Tewkesbury and the Cotswold district in a new eastern unitary authority.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 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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