The LGA has launched its 'White Paper' promoting the Big Society and local budgets. The paper claims that by developing local budgets at a community level £20bn of savings could be made over the life of this Parliament. http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/aio/14041576
Further stimulation of the Big Society debate which may well see some more concrete notions emerging in coming months.
All this on the same day that Eric Pickles MP announced that local counclils will have to fundamently rethink their finances. Further challenges ahead...
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