The Spending Review will result in a further 24 per cent reduction in council budgets between now and 2020 - on top of the 40 per cent average reductions upto now. Police budgets better than we had feared. Public health money dropping further. Schools budgets tight, but not slashed. And more steps to ensure that the cuts will be deeper in the areas with higher levels of social deprivation.
As all public agencies prepare their budgets for next year, now is the time to prepare for the big reshaping that has been long inevitable. No longer can 152 councils sensibly stand apart and go through their separate programmes of cuts. No longer can we pretend that we can retain the current levels of child protection and support without the culling of some sacred cows.
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