'While the likes of Joe Biden will be treated to vintage wines, it is worth remembering that Cornwall is one of the poorest areas in North West Europe'.
The headline figure of 'troubled families' tells us little about the situation in local areas.
The government heralded the fall in unemployment as evidence their economic strategy is working - but in deprived areas the picture is less rosy.
Eric Pickles has masked the true cuts to local government budgets by using a total inflated by council tax and NHS social care funding, reports Rosanna Singler.