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| Labour in £30bn local funding plan | Labour in £30bn local funding plan |
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| Ed Miliband has said Labour would transfer £30bn of funding from central to local government to "begin reversing a century of centralisation". | Ed Miliband has said Labour would transfer £30bn of funding from central to local government to "begin reversing a century of centralisation". |
| The party is set to unveil a range of new policies, and writing in the Sunday Times Mr Miliband also said he wanted a quarter of government contracts to go to small and medium-sized firms. | The party is set to unveil a range of new policies, and writing in the Sunday Times Mr Miliband also said he wanted a quarter of government contracts to go to small and medium-sized firms. |
| Meanwhile Labour's Jon Cruddas has been recorded calling party plans "cynical". | Meanwhile Labour's Jon Cruddas has been recorded calling party plans "cynical". |
| Labour said Mr Miliband and Mr Cruddas shared a commitment to "radical" ideas. | Labour said Mr Miliband and Mr Cruddas shared a commitment to "radical" ideas. |
| Writing about the party's plans, Mr Miliband said he would unveil a report about growth by Labour peer Lord Adonis next week. | Writing about the party's plans, Mr Miliband said he would unveil a report about growth by Labour peer Lord Adonis next week. |
| He said the report "recommends transferring £30bn of funding to city and county regions over the course of the next Parliament". | |
| "This is just one of many ideas he has to nurture skills, help small businesses thrive and ensure innovation flourishes," he added. | "This is just one of many ideas he has to nurture skills, help small businesses thrive and ensure innovation flourishes," he added. |
| He concluded that Labour's plans were not about "big spending" but rather "big reform". | He concluded that Labour's plans were not about "big spending" but rather "big reform". |
| 'Cynical nuggets' | 'Cynical nuggets' |
| Criticism of Labour's policies have come from Mr Cruddas - a Labour MP and also co-ordinator of the party's policy review. | Criticism of Labour's policies have come from Mr Cruddas - a Labour MP and also co-ordinator of the party's policy review. |
| In a recording of a talk he gave to the think tank Compass last weekend, he expressed frustration at what he saw as the crushing of complicated ideas about policy into pithy, media-friendly soundbites. | In a recording of a talk he gave to the think tank Compass last weekend, he expressed frustration at what he saw as the crushing of complicated ideas about policy into pithy, media-friendly soundbites. |
| He said "cynical nuggets of policy" which "chime with focus groups" were being prioritised by the party over "innovation or creativity". | He said "cynical nuggets of policy" which "chime with focus groups" were being prioritised by the party over "innovation or creativity". |
| BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said it was not the first time Mr Cruddas had "wondered aloud" about party policy. | BBC political correspondent Chris Mason said it was not the first time Mr Cruddas had "wondered aloud" about party policy. |
| "He doesn't mention Ed Miliband by name - and has praised his leadership in recent days," our correspondent said. | "He doesn't mention Ed Miliband by name - and has praised his leadership in recent days," our correspondent said. |
| "But he contrasted what he saw as the vitality of ideas he heard from activists around the country with what he called the 'profound dead hand at the centre [of the party]'." | "But he contrasted what he saw as the vitality of ideas he heard from activists around the country with what he called the 'profound dead hand at the centre [of the party]'." |