A growing cross party coalition of UK politicians is calling on the government to reform a central principle of the Gambling Act 2005 that they argue limits the ability of local councils to manage gambling premises within their communities. At the heart of the campaign is opposition to the Act’s so called “aim to permit” principle which campaigners say places regulatory consistency above local democratic choice....
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