This summer's Olympics showed just how a coalition of different partners can produce astounding success – a message for the 'whole place' community budget pilots which have just reported back to the DCLG. Last week The MJ hosted a round table discussion with some of the pilot partners and the DCLG to gauge early feedback. Jonathan Werran reports on the findings.

The public sector, as a whole, is rightly fearful of what further financial retrenchment the Autumn Statement might bring on 5 December.