• Councils face ‘existential crisis’ without proper investment from next government

    Councils face ‘existential crisis’ without proper investment from next government
    Commenting on a new white paper from the Local Government Association that calculates councils in England face a £6.2bn funding shortfall over the next two years, UNISON head of local government Mike Short said today (Friday):
    “Councils are facing an existential crisis because of years of severe government underfunding.
    “Wave after wave of budget cuts to essential services has harmed communities immensely, with the worst off always the hardest hit.
    “Authorities have&

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