Abstract
Within this policy, the goal of CCT, in general terms, is value for money. In local government it is intended to make councils more cost-efficient; to challenge monopolies; and to give local taxpayers and business ratepayers better value for money. At the same time, during the past 12-13 years it has also become strongly associated both with advocates on the political right and with Conservative policy (eg Ridley 1988). It has also been described as 'probably [ranking] second to the sale of public assets in public discussion and political controversy' (Metcalfe & Richards 1990), and in some localities has been opposed by SNP, Liberal Democrat and even Conservative, as well as Labour councillors.
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