.Institute for Fiscal Studies: “Current plans for councils to rely on council tax and business rates for the vast bulk of their funding don’t look compatible with our expectations of what councils should provide.” theguardian.com/society/2019/m…

Overall spending on local services by English councils fell by 21% between 2009-10 and 2017-18. "A proper national debate on how much we are willing to pay and what we expect of councils" is needed, argues Associate Director David Phillips. Read more: ifs.org.uk/publications/1…

In an age of austerity, councils can no longer afford outsourcing failures...Great article on why councils are bringing millions of pounds worth of services back in-house featuring Islington Council theguardian.com/society/2019/m…

Powerful BBC Panorama tonight about adult social care, then BBC News (UK) covering the threadbare council budgets which must pay for it. Islington Council, like every local authority, is struggling to protect these vital services in the face of uncaring and ongoing central government cuts.

Utter nonsense on the North-South divide by John Humphrey’s on BBC Radio 4 Today. Tired of the lazy assumption all of London is well off. 47% of Islington children live in poverty after housing costs.

32 voluntary sector organisations and funders working in #London have signed a letter to the Chancellor HM Treasury supporting investment in local public services in the next #SpendingReview London Funders PhilipGlanville Age UK London St Mungo's Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov bit.ly/2JYi1OP

Congratulations Lisa Forbes the new The Labour Party MP for Peterborough

Important ‘Strengthening The Safety Net’ campaign by the The Children's Society. Proud that, in 2014, the ‘Keep The Safety Net’ campaign, led by Islington Council & @CripplegateFdn, rescued £74m of Local Welfare Funding nationally from central government cuts. Once more unto the breach...

I have written to the new Prime Minister Boris Johnson on behalf of Lewisham to explain how the brutal impact successive Tory governments have had on our borough's poorest families. Lewisham desperately needs to see an end to Tory austerity.

My letter to Britain's new Prime Minister, urging him to end austerity and reverse nine years of cuts to public services in Lambeth which have had a huge impact on our residents

Welcome to your new job Robert Jenrick. I've sent you this letter about the urgent priorities Islington Council & local government need you to act on. On each, there is no time for delay. Look forward to hearing from you.

Our cllrs are sending a message to the new Chancellor Sajid Javid: ✂️ Tory cuts mean councils have lost 60p put of every £1 since 2010. ✂️ Vital council services are at #breakingpoint across the country. ✂️ Our council needs pounds not plasters - it's time to stop Tory cuts.

LGA Labour Group Leader Nick Forbes and over 100 other Labour Council Leaders have written to Boris Johnson with our asks for local government funding - councils are at #breakingpoint

Our leader, Cllr Jack Hopkins, has signed this letter alongside other Labour Leaders - we are asking Boris Johnson to give councils the injection of funding we so desperately need.

Fully agree with this letter, apologies for not getting my signature on it in time, very much chimes with my statement last week though on where new Govt's priorities should be & why ending austerity & funding local govt properly is vital: news.hackney.gov.uk/mayor-calls-on… #breakingpoint

I'm honoured to have been selected as the PPC for Enfield North. Thank you to all the members who have put their faith in me. I will work tirelessly for every member, every resident and every community to win the next General Election and represent you in Parliament.

No of people sleeping rough in London: 2010 Osborne becomes Chancellor: 3,673 2016 Osborne quits as Chancellor: 8,108 2019 After almost a decade of austerity imposed by Osborne: 8,855 This campaign is welcome, but own up and admit your responsibility for this crisis

This is what real patriotism looks like, Boris Johnson - British workers marching for better wages, living standards, jobs and public services Trades Union Congress

A massive turnout of working people demanding better pay, demanding help with the cost of living, demanding better #OnYourSide #WeDeserveBetter