Helen Jones
Main Page: Helen Jones (Labour - Warrington North)
Mr Pickles
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, but I am afraid that a strange municipal machismo has grown up—if one authority managed 40%, another would say, “Well we managed to negotiate 50%.” It is wholly unrealistic.
Mr Pickles
That is absolutely right. That goes to the heart of what we are doing. We are pleased to be introducing healthy competition.