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WHITEHALL

Whitehall 'wasting chance to cut costs'

While local government has cut staff and costs to help Britain tackle spiralling public debt, central government has been engaged in a ‘phoney war’ which has simply delayed the inevitable, leading consultants warned this week.

While local government has cut staff and costs to help Britain tackle spiralling public debt, central government has been engaged in a ‘phoney war' which has simply delayed the inevitable, leading consultants warned this week.

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