The Deepening financial crisis of local government demands a national campaign for adequate funding The Labour Campaign for Council Housing has a zoom meeting (November 28th 2 p.m.) on the theme of Cancel local authority debt and fund council house building programme. Speakers will include Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston Council, Doina Cornell, leader of … Continue reading Zoom meeting: cancel local authority debt and fund a council housing drive
Category: Local authority debt cancellation
UNISON General Secretary candidates declare support for debt cancellation and for building 100,000 council homes a year
Media Release, October 28th 2020 All four candidates for General Secretary of UNISON (Paul Holmes, Christine McAnea, Roger McKenzie and Hugo Pierre) have expressed their support for the demand for cancellation of local authority debt held by the Public Works Loans Board as an emergency measure to help stabilise council financesand the building of 100,000 … Continue reading UNISON General Secretary candidates declare support for debt cancellation and for building 100,000 council homes a year
Local government’s “existential crisis” – a letter to Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner
Dear Keir and Angela Debt cancellation is a necessary part of the solution of the local authority funding crisis to prevent a new phase of austerity We are writing to you in relation to the deepening crisis of local government funding, which is spiralling out of control. We believe that we are rapidly reaching the … Continue reading Local government’s “existential crisis” – a letter to Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner
Campaign to cancel local authority debt
The financial crisis of local authorities is spiralling out of control as they struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. The government has conceded an extra £1.6 billion but this is completely insufficient to cover the costs of all the extra work they face. Coming after ten years of austerity councils mirror the weakness of … Continue reading Campaign to cancel local authority debt
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