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LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Local government is seeing the re-flowering of axed policies

Total Place isn't the only returnee from the dusty shelf of past policies, says Abdool Kara.

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Nothing lasts forever, but some things last longer than others. This is true of policy choices by various governments – while all may be subject to revision by future governments, there is a huge variation in ‘stickability'

Some things last a long time. For example, the Treasury traces its roots back to 1066. Some ideas, such as those in the Liz Truss' mini-Budget, come and go like a Higgs boson, and yet others come, go, and then return.

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