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As part of its campaign, the NT plans to tour England's major cities in a specially adapted red bus, complete with an outdoor garden on the top deck.
 
Starting in London on Tuesday, the "Bus to Space" will then visit Birmingham on July 9, Manchester and York on July 10 and Bristol on July 12.
 
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A quarter of Londoners would like to be a councillor, despite many not knowing what the job entails or who runs their council, according to a poll.
 
Rubbish collection, local taxes and leisure services are among areas overseen by local councillors in Britain, who number 20,000 in total and are elected by the communities they serve.
 
The poll, carried-out for London Councils an organisation which represents the city's 33 borough councils, found that about half of 1,001 people surveyed believed, wrongly, that the police are run by councillors.
 
"It is vital for the health and prosperity of London's local government that we help more people understand what a council does and what it takes to be a councillor," said Merrick Cockell, chairman of London Councils.
 
About a quarter of Londoners surveyed said they would like to become a councillor, but over half wrongly believed local councillors must represent a political party.
 
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