Will they blame councillors, who may argue they are doing the best for their area within the financial constraints they face?

BBC: D-day for Scottish council budgets

This was proven at Rannoch over a period of well over 100 years with a doctor, or doctor and assistant, locally resident and able to attend every corner of this remote area within acceptable time limits and within reasonable cost constraints.

BBC: Kinloch rannoch

For example, one of the weak spots in our economy has been in the area of state and local government, where budget constraints have forced decisions upon officials in states and localities to lay off teachers, to lay off firefighters and police officers.

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But in this area, too, staff, or the shortage of the right sort of it, is one of the biggest constraints.

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