UNISON opinion: Why councils are on the brink – and how they can be pulled back

Everyone knows why councils are on the brink of bankruptcy – a massive 41% cut in government funding over a decade, while demand for services has grown. But there is an alternative for a sustainable future for the local services we all rely on

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UNISON opinion: Why councils are on the brink – and how they can be pulled back

Everyone knows why councils are on the brink of bankruptcy – a massive 41% cut in government funding over a decade, while demand for services has grown. But there is an alternative for a sustainable future for the local services we all rely on

The article UNISON opinion: Why councils are on the brink – and how they can be pulled back first appeared on the UNISON National site.

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Today’s top story is… Unite issues warning to Birmingham commissioners

Unite issued a stark warning to the government commissioners appointed to run Birmingham council, today, September 19, following the authority effectively declaring bankruptcy, saying that “we will not sit back and allow our members’ jobs to be used to pay for others’ failures.”

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