Simon Minas-Bound: Welfare reform can't come from the centre

Simon Minas-Bound: Welfare reform can't come from the centre

Cllr Simon Minas-Bound is the Leader of the Conservative Group on Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. You can’t cut the welfare bill from Whitehall. Across the country, Conservative-led councils and Conservative mayors will need to take a different approach. They’ll need to: Bring employers, colleges and Jobcentres together to align skills with real vacancies Use regeneration, planning and transport investment to create pathways into work fo…