Labour trumpets £200 million government grant to cut debt – but is offer as good as claimed? | Local News | News | Thurrock Nub News

IN what is likely to be perceived by critics as a pre-local election ‘bribe’, the borough’s Labour leadership has announced a £200 million government grant to cut debt at Thurrock Council, but a release disclosing the news appears factually flawed and makes claims that can easily be repudiated. The overnight announcement from local Labour members,…

Commonwealth warns that crippling public debt prevents investing in young people

A new report by the Commonwealth Secretariat warns that rising public debt and tighter budgets are forcing governments to prioritise loan repayments over investment in young people, limiting opportunities for the Commonwealth’s 1.5 billion young people. The report, Public Debt and Youth Development in Commonwealth Member Countries was launched at the opening of the week-long Commonwealth…