When Hazel Blears announced her 'community kitties' scheme at this year's LGA conference, she heralded a new era of neighbourhood involvement. The double devolution revolution of councils giving communities cash has already been put into practice by Harrow LBC and Southampton City Council. But just like Nigel Tufnel in the cult film This Is Spinal Tap, Westminster City Council is planning to go 'I louder' and crank the concept of 'community kitties' up all the way to 11. The London borough's neighbourhood budgets programme not only aims to give an unprecedented £2m to local residents to spend on community projects, but it will also give councillors a greater insight into how their local authority works.
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机译：当Hazel Blears在今年的LGA会议上宣布她的“社区小猫”计划时，她预示着社区参与的新时代。哈罗LBC和南安普敦市议会已经开始实行给社区现金的议会双重下放革命。但是，就像电影《 This Is Spinal Tap》中的奈杰尔·图弗内尔（Nigel Tufnel）一样，威斯敏斯特市议会也计划“大声疾呼”，并将“社区猫咪”的概念提高到11个。伦敦市镇的社区预算计划不仅旨在给当地居民史无前例的200万英镑，用于社区项目，但这也将使议员们更深入地了解其地方当局的运作方式。
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