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Stronger Things: Make services people-centred

Central government needs to put power in the hands of those who are invested in place, Cabinet minister Georgia Gould told New Local’s Stronger Things event in London today.

Cabinet Office minister Georgia Gould © Camden Labour.jpg

Central government needs to put power in the hands of those who are invested in place, Cabinet minister Georgia Gould told New Local's Stronger Things event in London today. 

The Labour politician argued making services people-centred, and scrapping short-term budgets and top-down decisions, was essential to improving public services. 

Heather Jameson

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