Measures show chancellor is trying to turn the page on the austerity disaster
council funding
We are encouraging as many members as possible to contact their MPs, because the country can’t be fixed with underfunded local government
Fair funding is the way to deliver future stability
New UNISON figures show dire state of finances
Teenagers left isolated and without advice or safe spaces
Local authorities need sustained funding if services and jobs are to be saved
Councils need proper and sustained funding, not panicked quick fixes to keep the wolf from the door in an election year
Huge funding gaps mean job and service cuts are inevitable
Chronic underfunding, overworked staff and simply not enough schools – inadequate SEND provision is leaving ‘vulnerable children by the wayside’
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Ministers must fund councils properly to keep places clean and safe