Departing Surrey chief takes swipe at £16bn council cuts

摘要

Outgoing Surrey CC leader, David Hodge, has landed a blow on the Government for doling out cash to the NHS while cutting council budgets. In his resignation speech to full council this week, Cllr Hodge, a former chairman of the County Councils' Network, highlighted the £16bn cut from councils nationally since he became leader in 2009.