Plans to shut children's centres branded 'counter-productive'

摘要

The prime minister has faced criticism from Oxfordshire CC leaders after he wrote to the council's Conservative boss about cuts to frontline services. In a letter to Cllr Ian Hudspeth, David Cameron described plans to close children's centres as 'unwelcome and counterproductive' and claimed the council's net expenditure had increased from £341m to £438m since 2009/10. However, Mr Hudspeth hit back with a scathing six-page letter. It read: 'Our revenue support grant funding has fallen by almost 50% in the first half of this decade...