Can localism work during a time of huge public sector funding cuts? It’s a question that goes to the heart of front line service delivery.

A few months ago Olly Martins, Bedfordshire’s Police & Crime Commissioner, devised what he thought was a practical way to fund 100 more police officers for front line duty in the county. He argued these additional services were required to deliver basic levels of policing in times of austerity and cuts.

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