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The social care precept is not the long term solution to bridging funding gaps in social care, writes leader of Bury council Rishi Shori The current system of funding for social care in England is broken. There is nothing particularly surprising in that statement. A...

The Conservatives' lack of clarity on Brexit is frustrating business, and shows they cannot be trusted on the economy  Periods of uncertainty and market fluctuations are an inevitable course for every business. The unease we are seeing at the moment is not...

A six per cent increase in council tax hurts those who are just about managing the most, writes deputy leader of Bolton council Linda Thomas Although the latest announcement now acknowledges the crisis that they denied in the autumn statement, the government’s...

Labour must not duck the big questions on immigration, but it cannot that pretend there are easy answers on Brexit either, argues Seb Dance MEP I have consistently questioned the decision of some of my Labour colleagues to make ending freedom of movement a red line in...