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LGA Annual Conference: David Shakespeare

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Leader of the LGA's Conservative Group speaks to the Local Government Channel

Cllr David Shakespeare, leader of the LGA's Conservative group, chats to the Local Government Channel's Stephen Horn about how local authorities are tackling the recession.

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