But over the longer term, it might be something else that will prove more significant. The coalition government is shedding many of the ways in which previous governments have brought about change. It is handing over the levers of power - to local government, to groups of GPs, or to local people (sometimes termed the "big society"). The government describes this change as being more "local", empowering individuals. Its opponents characterise it as trying to pass the blame for cuts onto somebody else. Whichever line you choose, it is hard to deny that the coalition has a different vision of what government is all about.
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