Thursday, 29 July 2010

Cutting back the state

I've just caught up with the news that Eric Pickles has announced in principle the abolition of Government Offices in the regions of England.  This was one of the low-hanging fruit in terms of cutting quangos and offices.

Some raise concerns about economic development in the regions - but for places like the North East where this matters most the development agency is likely to remain, and in other regions councils are perfectly able of co-operating on issues of economic development.

A no-brainer and a good move for the country's finances without impacting economic development.

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