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Despite the evidence presented in preceding chapters that leaving political office is a major, yet unrecognised, transition for individuals, partners and families and that there may be wider implications for our system of democracy, there appears to be relatively little interest in this issue in the Westminster Parliament. Local government under the auspices of the Local Government Association has shown some stirrings of interest, but it is questionable how far this extends within the sector as a whole.
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Roberts, J. (2017). Reflections from 2015 and the UK General Election. In: Losing Political Office. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39702-3_14
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