It is hurting, but it's not working

摘要

Eric Pickles' DCLG was singled out for praise by the chancellor in the Autumn Statement for its cuts. If every government department cut back at the same level, there would be an extra ￡1bn in the pot Even so, the DCLG will lose an extra ￡445m in 2014-15. That, of course, means more headaches for local government.