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local government

October 14, 2020

A fantasy Cabinet for a better reality

On top of its countless other failings, one of the features of our current government is an absence of fresh or original thinking.
September 15, 2020

Plan for public service jobs to cut post COVID-19 unemployment, says TUC

The TUC identifies 600,000 existing public service vacancies and staffing gaps that government could unlock quickly to cut unemployment.
June 9, 2020

South Korean local governments declare climate emergency

Local governments in South Korea have vowed to play an active role in tackling the urgent climate crisis and creating a just, sustainable future.
April 13, 2020

Churches launch Covid-19 helpline to offer support and practical help

YourNeighbour.org matches registered churches with people in need, enabling them to help with food shopping, providing food to the hungry and trips to the pharmacy and any other needs the person has.
September 9, 2019

Local government will face £25bn funding gap by 2025

Funding reforms are cutting central government grants to councils to almost zero.
May 21, 2019

Council Tax has become new poll tax for poorest Londoners, says IPPR

The Council Tax system is regressive, unsustainable and puts an unfair burden on London’s poorest households, says a new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research.
March 8, 2019

New report shows 'triple whammy' for women as local funding cut by half

Cuts to funding for local government have created a crisis, which has hit women hardest according to a new report launched by the Women’s Budget Group on 7 March 2019.
December 24, 2018

Local Government Association publishes paper on supporting carers at Christmas

The Local Government Association has launched a new document to assist councils to further improve the support carers receive, as well as highlighting the work that is already being done up and down the country to support carers locally.
November 14, 2018

Urgent call for government to rescue adult social care by increased taxation

The Local Government Association has called upon the government to make the case for an increase in national taxes to secure the long-term future of adult social care services as a matter of urgency.
October 2, 2018

Local services face further £1.3 billion government funding cut in 2019/20

Almost half of all councils will no longer receive any Revenue Support Grant funding next year.