Cameron should uncap council tax and stop taking all the blame for the cuts | Simon Jenkins

The coalition is getting the blame for councillors' decisions. To stop this, David Cameron should lift Thatcher's local tax cap

Set them free. Liberate them. They are elected, so why not make them responsible? Let them take the blame. Yesterday Manchester city council announced deep cuts of 2,000 jobs or 17% of its workforce. Children's services are to be cut by 26%. Rubbish collection will go to once a fortnight, and five libraries are to close.

Who is to blame? The government, says...