http://www.publicinvolvement.org.uk/2010/07/big-day-in-biggleswade/ Public and User Involvement Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:58:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.publicinvolvement.org.uk/2010/07/big-day-in-biggleswade/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Andrew Craig Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:08:09 +0000 http://www.publicinvolvement.org.uk/?p=1808#comment-857 Will Lewisham Council in SE London turn out to be a bellwether? Last week's announcement by its Mayor that the borough will save £60m of expenditure over 3 years - roughly £1 in every £4 it spends. How is consultation possible if that's the scenario? Some very interesting blogging comments are building up following the story published on Londonist - and not what one might expect. http://londonist.com/2010/07/council_cuts_come_to_lewisham_and_y.php We could be seeing lots more of this shortly as other Councils bite the bullet. Will Lewisham Council in SE London turn out to be a bellwether? Last week’s announcement by its Mayor that the borough will save £60m of expenditure over 3 years – roughly £1 in every £4 it spends. How is consultation possible if that’s the scenario?
Some very interesting blogging comments are building up following the story published on Londonist – and not what one might expect. http://londonist.com/2010/07/council_cuts_come_to_lewisham_and_y.php
We could be seeing lots more of this shortly as other Councils bite the bullet.

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