Council Cuts Are Bound to Hurt, so Why Not Admit It? ; the Voice of the Westcountry

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There is nothing wrong with demanding local authorities in future work harder on behalf of the communities they serve and deliver-up services that are at least the equal of those they currently provide for less cost. After all, private businesses are charged with doing that on a daily basis when times are hard.

But there comes a point when the cuts get so deep that any hope of maintaining a quality service can no longer be sustained, however imaginative and creative local authority staff and councillors might be and however far 'out of the box' they try to think.

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Council Cuts Are Bound to Hurt, so Why Not Admit It? ; the Voice of the Westcountry

That point will almost certainly have been reached yesterday with the announcement of local government support grant settlemen...

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