Don't blame councils for local press decline

摘要

At last week's NLGN reception at the Commons, communities secretary Eric Pickles had some warm words for councils. He praised them again for their work during last summer's riots, and he told them to get on and use their powers and stop waiting for guidance from the DCLG and the rest of Whitehall.Localism, localism, localism, as he might have said.