We must look at the fact that, as of now, if one is a local councillor, one is almost politically irrelevant. One has no power whatsoever. If one is a member of an unelected Leader group, local development organisation or ADM group, then one has millions to spend. Local government can take back the important roles of community development and expansion, though that will require resources and funding. As we go down the road of talking about local taxation, we must put down a marker that local taxation and charges must only be considered in the context of making local government real and strong as it was in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s until we changed our minds politically in the 1960s and 1970s.