Local Government

Localising the challenge

The phrase Big Society is banned and you’ll find little kowtowing to the government’s agenda. But Knowsley is still taking a pragmatic approach to cutbacks, discovers Austin Macauley

As challenging areas go, few come tougher than Knowsley. Situated along the eastern fringe of Liverpool, over the last 20 years the borough has consistently featured among the UK’s most deprived areas on almost every indicator.

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