As recently reported, Taunton Deane amd West Somerset district councils have recently agreed to merge.

This merger came about because West Somerset got into financial trouble. This was almost entirely due to the fact that they decided to build a brand new HQ at Williton (population around 2,600 whereas its biggest town, Minehead has a population of 12,000 and where only a sub-office is available) at a cost, then, of £3.8 million.

With the sharing of staff, and now a full-blown merger, presumably the new HQ will be a complete white elephant.

In the words of Theresa May: ‘Remind you of anybody’?