tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post3265329304356690226..comments2024-02-10T12:12:06.028+00:00Comments on The Real Blog: Why the left is so conservative on servicesDavid Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-31830244171345452012013-09-25T20:24:45.774+01:002013-09-25T20:24:45.774+01:00Of course you're right. The government remain...Of course you're right. The government remains sclerotically centralised, despite the progress of the Localism Act - and I have written about that quite often. But I don't think that takes away from what I've written here.David Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410159311875228620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169740113013066976.post-85573668868480000992013-09-25T19:10:22.282+01:002013-09-25T19:10:22.282+01:00But isn't this government centralising as well...But isn't this government centralising as well? What about Michael Gove going to Haringey and telling parents that whether they like it or not, their school is going to be an Academy? The way he has run his department is very much "The gentleman in Whitehall knows best". The same tendency we get from Eric Pickles. The cuts in public services and the freeze in council tax is all determined by central government.Left Libhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363370783879139149noreply@blogger.com