I spoke this week on the further cuts announced to council budgets.

Local authorities continue to see budgets slashed but demand for services continues.

From 2015 to 2020 alone, Barnsley local authority will see a 29.8% reduction in its settlement funding, on top of drastic cuts already made in previous years.

It’s unfair and unrealistic to expect local authorities to continue providing the same level of local services with ever decreasing resources, and time the Government took responsibility for the situation.

You can watch my full comments here.