UNISON has highlighted the true scale of almost a decade of savage austerity cuts to local communities across Britain.

The Guardian is reporting that nearly one in five school buildings in England require urgent repairs.

The Labour Party’s Green Transformation Fund will fund a plan to electrify the country’s entire bus fleet by 2030.

The API has stressed that the inactivity crisis facing children must be placed at the heart of politics in the General Election and beyond.

Oxfordshire has been named the best performing county council waste disposal authority in England for the sixth year in a row.
Last year residents recycled or composted a larger proportion of their household waste than the previous year, while the national average for recycling fell, according to new government figures released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Action for Children claims that three pupils in every primary school class will be deprived of the basics this Christmas.

There is increasing public support for paying more tax to maintain and improve health and social care.

New research suggests that, when it comes to getting enough exercise, wealthier children are beating their poorer classmates.

The Conservatives have cut health and education spending by £37.3 billion since 2010, according to new research unveiled by the Labour Party.
According to the figures, the Department for Health and Social Care budget has only increased by an average of 1.5 per cent a year since 2010/11 compared with an average of 3.3 per cent increase that is widely acknowledged as required to keep spending in line with demand and performance at a standstill.