"Second," he said, "the British public always prefers Labor on major public services, and that was the issue of this campaign".
A poll in April found that 61 per cent believed major public services such as energy and water were best run by the public sector; only just over a quarter opted for private companies.
This year the parks will stay open, along with all other major public services, Governor Rowland said, in contrast to deep financing and program cuts other states, including New York and New Jersey, have had to make.
(Scotland and Wales have stayed aloof from the experiment, wary of the more fragmented educational landscape they fear it creates).The reforms have shown commendable vim, compared with the halting overhauls of other major public services such as health and welfare.
On the subject of tracking down illegal immigrants entering the UK, Mr Blunkett added: "If they disappear - they wouldn't under my proposals as soon as we bring in compulsion - they would not be able to draw down on any of the major public services".
But one thing we know slightly less about is what effect the sustained sting of crippling cuts across all major public services can have on our health.
