In an era of brutal cuts, one ordinary place has the imagination to fight back | Aditya Chakrabortty

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In Preston a socialist Dragons’ Den is proving to be inspirational, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The story of local government today can be summed up in one word: cuts. Brutal, life-changing, future-cancelling cuts. As many as 1,000 children’s centres have been closed by English councils since David Cameron took office in 2010. Almost 130 libraries closed across Britain last year alone. That’s people with disabilities trapped in their homes, grandparents denied adequate care and lifeline bus services scrapped.

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