Scalpel at the ready

Today the new Conservative/Liberal government announced £6.7bn of spending cuts to be implemented this year (some 4% of the funding deficit in UK terms). For the Devolved Administration in Scotland this represents some £332m nett, delayed until next year, but some 6% of savings, with the expectation that there will be more on the way.

The reality is this will trickle down to local councils, and voluntary and community organisations like CCH, perhaps not always evenly, as certain services get protection, and others are easy targets. There is also the possible impact on purchasing power, with less jobs in the public sector will there be less demand for things like classes and childcare. The exact position wont be known for some time yet, but we all have to prepare now, if we havent already started, as we are doing at CCH. This everyone agrees is the first of many cuts. We need to get fit to survive.