He added: "It is clear, with the benefit of hindsight, that NESPs and CESPs have in general not provided good value for money, although some aspects of the programme have proved to be very successful in tackling worklessness within Birmingham.
"The design of NESPs and CESPs has proven bureaucratic, inflexible and does not suit the very different economic conditions which exist today compared to when they were originally conceived."
Huxtable slipped the knife in rather easily for someone whose reputation for niceness is city-wide: "It is clear, with the benefit of hindsight, that NESPs and CESPs have in general not provided good value for money, although some aspects of the programme have proved to be very successful in tackling worklessness.
"The designs of NESPs and CESPs has proven bureaucratic, inflexible and does not suit the very different economic conditions which exist today compared to when they were originally conceived."