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A caring Government has to look after its citizens as best it can: allowing the merger to go ahead will definitely show that the Government is not doing that.There is no way around it: there is no point in having the best surgery unit in the world if the patients cannot reach it in time.
To pick up on Stuart McMillan’s earlier point, fuel prices depend on how we choose to cut the cake. The best job for minimising fuel poverty is to have the power available at the cheapest price—or, rather, at the lowest cost.
Reset national expectations to align MDT development with improving outcomes and making best use of resources.
Embed improvement principles and realistic timelines.
Operating Guidance on Funding Follows the Child states that it is for each local authority to determine "the best package [of additional support] to ensure high quality ELC provision is offered to children and families, based on their own local circumstances".