Mary Atkinson, Migrant Champions Network, writes on Local Authorities taking a stand against the rise of anti-migrant rhetoric - with the launch of a model motion for councillors to take forward.
Tag: Local Government
Above inflation rent increase won’t resolve the council housing financial crisis
Martin Wicks of the Labour Campaign for Council Housing calls for a rethink on rent rises.
Local Government Pension Schemes invest over £12bn in Companies Enabling Israel’s War Crimes
PSC write on the scale of Local Government Pension Scheme investment in companies complicit in crimes against the Palestinian people and the campaign to divest these.
Divest for Palestine: Local councils must end complicity in Israeli war crimes
The Local Government Pensions Scheme invests over £4.4bn in companies complicit in Israeli war crimes. PSC have called a Divest for Palestine day of action on 31 August.
Home Office eviction policy causing hardship for refugees – Migrant Champions Network
Home Office changes to eviction rules for people newly granted refugee status are causing huge hardship for refugees in the UK and chaos for local authorities, writes the Migrant Champions Network.
128 cross-party councillors urge Government to respect Supreme Court ruling on Rwanda
“It shouldn’t take a Supreme Court ruling for the government to accept that this plan is grossly inhumane, and must be scrapped."
Chronic underfunding is driving the SEND crisis in our schools
"The SEND crisis is complex and multi-faceted but at its heart lies many years of underfunding amid a growing complexity of need and fragmentation of provision."
Delivering housing whilst defending our environment – Jon Trickett MP
The demand for housing does not mean we should abandon commitments to protecting the environment, writes Jon Trickett MP.
Ending Right to Buy is a necessary step towards resolving the housing crisis
Right to Buy has lost councils billions over the last 10 years, with 40% of ex-council homes ending up in the private rental market - Martin Wicks, Labour Campaign for Council Housing.
Tory austerity means crumbling public services and surging poverty – Jon Trickett MP
With Local councils forced to make yet more cuts under the Tory austerity programme, Jon Trickett MP challenges the political choices that have left the country in crisis.