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Learning the lessons from the last squeeze

Bill Taylor looks at when local government had severe spending constraints in the 1980's and what lessons can be learnt from it.

I spent the weekend researching the 1980s – the last period when local government experienced severe spending constraints… clearly, I ought to get out more!

One thing which struck me was that a financial crisis can bring to the fore unusual characters.

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