English councils have neither the ongoing funding or the staffing needed to effectively deliver on the government’s economic development promises.
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The number of people sleeping rough in rural areas has increased by 24% in the last year.
The government’s latest funding package isn’t enough to solve this structural problem.
More than a decade of austerity in English local government has squeezed councils to their utter financial limits.
When directly elected mayors doggedly advocate for their city-region, they can make things happen, regardless of budgetary and devolution constraints.
The UK needs to fix its recycling system for a more sustainable future.
If some progress was made in the early 2000s, austerity measures from 2010 saw the push for equality, diversity or inclusion die down.
State-funded schools are not allowed to be operated as profit-making entities. So why are children in care being accommodated by for-profit companies?
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