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Why councillors should fight the cuts

Labour councils are being put in an invidious position by the government. They want councils to act as their bailiffs, carrying out part of their attack on welfare provision. This is not what most Labour councillors wanted to do when they stood for election. Many councillors believe they can mitigate the effects of the government’s attacks, but the scale of the attack makes this impossible: councils carrying through the cuts are having to cut front-line services. [continue...]