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Thinking the Unthinkable (mrw.co.uk)
The difficulties affecting local government, and indeed the wider public sector, have been widely reported. Councils are facing a perfect storm: reduced revenues, inflation, skills shortages and ever-rising expectations from their residents. At the same time, central Government is unlikely to provide sufficient funds to bridge the spending gap. We see these problems every day in our joint venture partnerships, and it is clear that there is a major dilemma for members and officers: how can key services such as household waste collection be maintained to a level which satisfies the local community at the same time as balancing the [...]
