Is super-sizing council services a good idea?

摘要

Three central London boroughs predict that working together will save them millions Efficiency, savings, partnership and cuts are all words that people working in, and for, the public sector have all become used to hearing in the past year. Last month the Comprehensive Spending Review delivered a stark message of retrenchment and job losses to local authorities. Within 48 hours the London boroughs of Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea announced a plan to create a 'super-council' under which all services, including parking, could be merged. It was projected that the move could generate savings of between ￡50m and ￡100m a year.