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What Burnham is doing goes way beyond Greater Manchester
He's standing up for local government that has been battered and criminally underfunded for the past 10 years
He'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's health and lives https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-babies-dying-lives-being-17817272
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
