tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post3342729431005126034..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Local Councils increase reserves (what was that about cuts?)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-70264681865389600542012-09-04T10:31:57.833+01:002012-09-04T10:31:57.833+01:00well it isn't just about money (important as ...well it isn't <i>just </i> about money (important as that is). It's also about central government stripping away power from local authorities. (You can also see this in the ongoing Education & Social Service reforms.)<br /> Although Westminster gives lip-service to localism, there seems a systematic campaign to marginalize local authorities. Eventually everything locally will be controlled solely by either Westminster & the business community .Local citizens will have very little say in anything.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.com