local government

The Government Thinks No-one Will Notice Their Devastation Of Local Government – We Won’t Let That Happen

Unless this Government changes tune, elderly people will be lonelier, disabled people will get sicker, vulnerable children will fall through the net
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Children Will Be Among Worst Hit By £96m Council Cuts To Public Health Budgets, Labour Claims

85% of councils are trying to save costs.
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Care, Transport And Recycling Services At Risk As Councils ‘Braced For £1bn Of Cuts’ In 2019

More bus routes will end and recycling centres will close, they've warned.
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A Real Living Wage Would Boost Local Economies And Reduce The Scourge Of Low Pay

A rise for even a quarter of those paid below the real Living Wage would mean an annual bump of over £1,700 for half a million people
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Local Councils Struggle To Meet Surge In Demand For Sexual Health Services

A record 3.3 million visits were made to sexual health clinics last year.
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Government's Civil Society Strategy Looks As Hollow As The 'Big Society'

Let’s hope that the Strategy’s publication in August was simply a timing error and not a deliberate attempt to avoid the real agenda and some real action
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Council cuts to trading standards leaving vulnerable at mercy of scammers

Experts fear passing off fakes and dangerous products could get easier.
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Sadiq Khan Shows Little Respect For Our Boroughs - As London Mayor I Would Empower Them

Put simply, to disrespect London’s boroughs is to disrespect Londoners
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Only A Third Of Plastic Food Pots And Tubs Can Be Recycled, Councils Say

Local authorities are sending two thirds of plastic food containers to landfill.
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'Let Labour Members Elect Local Council Leaders', GMB Union Urges

But a bid to create more ‘Corbyn councils’ faces fierce opposition.
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