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'Critical friend' Pickles holds out olive branch

Local government secretary, Eric Pickles, has held out an olive branch to local authorities, following his comments two weeks ago at the LGA conference that there were too many ‘non jobs’ in councils.

Local government secretary, Eric Pickles, has held out an olive branch to local authorities, following his comments two weeks ago at the LGA conference that there were too many ‘non jobs' in councils.

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