John Swinney, business development director of Carillion, told delegates at the Future Forum that the financial pressures had created a 'new relationship' between the public and private sector as local government strived to solve its financial problems.He said this was an opportunity to dismiss the myths between both sides 'most of which are tosh because there is good and bad in every sector'. However, Mr Swinney (pictured) was challenged by chief executives in the audience who claims the myths had been shattered a long time ago, and the 'public sector good, private sector bad' view was no longer prevalent in local government.
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