Save our services
Local authorities keep communities together and protect the vulnerable. We’re urging leaders to end the cuts to protect these vital services
Our services are in crisis
Libraries are shutting, waste collections are reducing and social services are shrinking. More and more essential services that we all rely on every day are crumbling away as a result of chronic underfunding.
Staff working in local councils are finding their budgets slashed – after 14 years of constant cuts, there’s not much left. We face the very real risk of the number of councils declaring effective bankruptcy growing rapidly.
What can I do?
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*If you’re in Scotland, email your MSP, and in Wales your MS, using our tool.
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