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But not for the right reasons. The Daily Mail asks “Is your council about to go bust?”, the Mirror tells us that every single local authority, bar one, is […]

We were promised ‘a people’s government’, and he crowed: "We are going to unite and level up" – one of the slogans that helped secure the […]

People across the country are being urged to wash their hands frequently and thoroughly in an information campaign aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19 […]

“Young people need places to go, and adults they can trust, in order to feel safe. Councils must be given proper funding to support the […]

The announcement to staff came at a briefing on next year‘s budget. “People clapped when the pay rise was announced,” UNISON branch secretary Kev Standishday told the local newspaper, The […]

He noted that the two contenders for the leadership had promised £64bn in hand-outs to rich. But if that money was available, he asked “why have we had austerity for such a […]

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“Instead of raising hopes for new money the government should invest in policing and start restoring the huge cuts imposed on the service since 2010. By slashing police funding, all […]

And in September, UNISON members remained focussed on the year-round business of sticking up for public […]

“It’s a testament to the strength of feeling,” Northamptonshire council worker Andy Langford said as he surveyed a packed event in Parliament last week. But what was getting council […]

UNISON warns that this lack of transparency is creating an atmosphere of ‘fear and uncertainty’ for residents and for staff. UNISON assistant general secretary Christina McAnea […]

“Despite the best efforts of Council staff to keep people safe and provide services under difficult circumstances, local residents will increasingly struggle to […]

Their meeting with the children and families minister follow a successful campaign meeting in Westminster at the end of April and […]

They have arranged a meeting with Rebecca Long-Bailey, MP for Salford and Eccles, Barbara Keeley, Worsely and Eccles South, and Graham Stringer, Broughton and Blackley […]

The new budget added further cuts including:  the pay freeze, in place of a proposed 2% pay rise; closing 21 libraries; ending all bus subsidies […]