Local councils facing huge financial strain ahead of Autumn Budget
One in four councils in England say they are likely to have to apply for emergency government bailout agreements to stave off bankruptcy in the next two financial years (2025/26…
Scottish Green Party issues stark warning to SNP ahead of Budget
An end to the cuts which have plagued Scottish local government should be the price of any budget deal with the SNP, Scottish Green Party members have said. Scottish Greens:…
Just Stop Oil planning major protest at parliament over the Budget
The following article is a comment piece from Just Stop Oil Just Stop Oil believes the Autumn Budget will not #ProtectThePeople. So, what should we do when we see evidence…
Labour & Reeves first budget must end Britain’s short-termism
In its budget submission published on Friday 4 October, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) sets out the challenges of the toxic legacy the new Labour Party government has inherited. After…
UK aid budget set to collapse to 2007 levels unless Labour act
On Wednesday 18 September, over 100 leaders of the UK international development, humanitarian and peacebuilding sector have come together ahead of the Autumn Budget, to urge the Labour Party government…
Labour on course to cut foreign aid budget in 2024/25
Projected Labour Party cuts to the UK foreign aid budget will pose challenges to restoring the UK’s role as a responsible development partner. That’s the verdict of a leading NGO…
Corbyn launches general election campaign low budget but hopeful
Four years on from the Labour Party’s betrayal, Jeremy Corbyn has launched his general election campaign to stand as an independent MP. After 14 years of Tory misery, it was…
FCDO admits a quarter of international aid budget spent in the UK
On Wednesday 10 April the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) published its provisional statistics on how the UK’s international aid budget was spent in 2023. Without irony, the FCDO…