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Steve Houghton Articles

A UK austerity surprise?

I read the recent article by Stephanie Flanders on whether people have noticed the cuts to council services with a sense of calm ‘before the storm’. As the leader of a local authority faced with cuts much higher than the national average I constantly worry about the...
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Putting life back into localism

Eric Pickles’ “quiet revolution” is well underway. Localism is on life support, councils and their services are in intensive care and ministers are encouraging radical surgery of councillor roles and numbers. This has left the most vulnerable communities even more so,...
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Beyond the Single Work Programme

A targeted focus on tackling worklessness in the communities where it is most concentrated must be at the heart of efforts to rebalance the economy. A better, bolder strategy for tackling worklessness is possible.

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