Tackling ethnic inequalities in the labour market
People from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to be in low pay and overqualified for the work they are doing
People from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to be in low pay and overqualified for the work they are doing
We need to build communities, not just houses
What works for Manchester might not work for Leeds – it is important that governance models are adaptable
Local authorities can help us build a less fragmented education system
Councils are much closer to the ground than HMRC could ever be – they know local businesses, both good and bad
The PAC is concerned about high staff vacancy rates and a lack of money for incentives
Existing centralised systems are least effective when tackling issues faced by people furthest from the labour market
There is increasing pressure on school places and Michael Gove’s policies are making things worse.
As the Labour faithful meets in Brighton this week, one of the party’s council leaders has warned that local authority-run services face being ‘decimated’ the way Thatcher destroyed many nationalised industries in the 1980s.
Birmingham’s Labour-run council is facing a £625 million deficit by 2016/2017. Budget cuts of up to 50% are planned. What public services will survive?