Public Meeting about Public Services ‘Question Time’ style

The Coalition Government has committed to the biggest cost-cutting programme in living memory in order to eliminate the structural deficit within the term of this Parliament. How will local regions respond to national spending cuts? This event provided an opportunity to have a say about the future of Cannock Chase and how to get more in a time of less. Speakers:   Philip Atkins, Leader, Staffordshire County Council Nick Bosanquet, Professor of Public Policy, Imperial College London and Consultant Director, Reform Aidan Burley MP, Member of Parliament for Cannock Chase Sheila Brown OBE, Founder, Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children Stephen Brown, CEO, Cannock Chase District Council Mark Ellse, Principal, Chase Academy Dr Lynne Hulme, Cannock Chase Consortium Commission John McTernan, former Political Secretary to Tony Blair Douglas Paxton, Deputy Chief Constable, Staffordshire Police Stuart Poynor, CEO, South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust Charles Fred Pritchard, Director, Pritchard & Associates Ltd