Britain’s public services are “crumbling” and risk getting stuck in a “perpetual state of crisis”, a think tank has warned. In its annual report on the state of public services,
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Councils “do not have enough funding simply to stand still” as they face billions in funding gaps across the next two years, the organisation representing them has told the Chancellor.
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A charity providing support and play opportunities for disabled children and young people will receive up to £2 million in Scottish Government funding. First Minister Humza Yousaf committed to the
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Councils in London have warned their finances are on a “knife edge” as they expect to have to make half a billion pounds in savings to balance their books next
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The vast majority of councils have a budget gap, with many facing cuts to jobs and services, a union is warning. Unison said councils across Britain had a collective “hole”
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The Liberal Democrats would hike levies on banks and large companies rather than high earners, Sir Ed Davey has suggested, as he abandoned a longstanding party pledge to put a
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Hospices are facing a “critical” £47 million shortfall in funding as the cost of caring for dying patients and their families spirals, experts have warned. Hospice UK used Freedom of
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A pioneering national children’s charity is to close after 81 years of campaigning, as it warned many other similar organisations were facing the same “mathematical impossibilities” of rising costs. Announcing
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Michael Gove has outlined plans to appoint commissioners to take over Birmingham City Council and to launch an inquiry into the cash-strapped authority. The Communities Secretary told MPs that he
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The Government is being urged to invest in social care to power economic growth and create jobs. A report by the Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) says the “fragmented and
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