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What Burnham is doing goes way beyond Greater Manchester
He& #39;s standing up for local government that has been battered and criminally underfunded for the past 10 years
He& #39;s standing up for local government that has been battered and criminally underfunded for the past 10 years
I wrote this (pre-pandemic) about what local government cuts mean for people& #39;s health and lives https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-babies-dying-lives-being-17817272">https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/live...
This ideological sustained attack on local governments and the vital services they provide has undoubtedly cost countless lives
And it has also left those authorities in a uniquely impossible position when it comes to battling this pandemic
For the government to now refuse to provide appropriate funding at a time of such crisis is beyond a disgrace
...and by this I of course mean for all the everyday people that local governments support every day
