Devolution – a challenge for central and local government….
‘Mr Prescott was not in control of events. The
problem with this dispute is that no one has been entirely in control.As such, the chaotic pay negotiations are emblematic of Britain's blurred lines of power…..In the longer term there are questions about the relations between central and local government, a dry issue that nonetheless is a recurring theme in most such dramas that have unfolded in recent years, from the management of the floods to the chaos caused by the mad cow disease. In most developed countries there is more local autonomy than in Britain, …………’
Steve Richards Ind on Sun 24.11.02