Leading on green issues
The local election campaign is well under way – a busy time for us all!
Councillor Howard Sykes MBE
Local leadership on national issues
The air quality crisis that is gripping our country, the fate of our struggling high streets and the major inequalities that many
of our communities suffer in health care, housing and job opportunities are just some of the things we discussed at our recent spring conference in York.
Bus services are in crisis
Bus services, if you can call them that, are in crisis across the country.
Improving children’s mental health
It is Children’s Mental Health Week from the 4-10 February. So it is timely that a recent report from a committee of MPs has found that only a third of children and young people with mental health conditions receive the treatment they need from the NHS.
Funding gap means tough choices
How many times can the Government kick the can down the road when it comes to local government funding? It’s like death by a thousand cuts.
Children’s services: the ‘hidden crisis’
Children need adults to advocate on their behalf. Remember – they don’t vote, and sadly often feature low on the list of MPs’ post bag issues.
More homes for residents
We’ve had the speech from the Prime Minister – now let’s see the borrowing cap gone for good.
Children self-harming figures are horrifying
“Many councils are being forced to cut early intervention work, which helps children avoid reaching crisis point”