Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Are cash strapped councils selling off our parks?

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As local authorities across the UK struggle to cope with ever tighter budgets, our first piece this morning looks at cuts to children and youth services and asks whether some councils could resort to selling off public parks as they try to balance the books.

Elsewhere, we hear from Baroness Jenny Jones on the inquiry into undercover policing. She highlights the strong women who have forced the Met to own up to their actions and suggests there are still some big questions that need to be answered.

And we have a review of today's Prime Minister's Questions. It reports that the chancellor George Osborne, who was standing in for David Cameron, received a pounding from Labour's shadow business secretary Angela Eagle, who put on an assured performance.

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Eagle strikes: Osborne brought down at PMQs


 

On Dec 09, 2015 01:41 pm
Angela Eagle easily bests George Osborne as they stand in for their party leaders
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How our public parks are being sold beneath our feet


 

On Dec 09, 2015 10:59 am
Will cash strapped councils resort to selling off parks?
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Undercover police: How women forced the Met to own up


 

On Dec 09, 2015 09:18 am
The inquiry into undercover policing re-opens today
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Pets are good for us - be good to them

 

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Opinion Formers press releases


 
 

Voice comments on childcare and coasting initiatives in PM's speech


Voice General Secretary Deborah Lawson has commented on announcements to be made in the Prime Minister's speech today (7 December 2015).
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NASUWT calls for action to secure racial justice


On the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the first Race Relations Act in 1965, the NASUWT, the largest teachers' union in the UK, is calling for action to secure racial justice and to end racial discrimination, racial violence and racial hatred.
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