Our District Councils handed £35,000 to spend over two years to prepare for a No Deal! The Government's generosity has no bounds as local councils, struggling to even run just the most basic services are handed derisory payments and told to prepare for the shambles that is the Tory Brexit.
Meet the Brexit class of 2019
For the latest on this story read postscript at the end. Halesworth Bus Services to Norwich and Southwold face cuts Residents in the Halesworth area, reliant on local bus services to allow them to socialise, get to hospital appointments and other essential appointments are facing the prospect of having to use taxis and depend the goodwill of friends once bus company Konectbus withdraws it service to Norwich from March 31st.
'We are focused on delivering an outcome which betters the lives of British people - whether they voted to Leave or to Remain'. How the Government responded to the recent Petition:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT LEAVES A GAP OF £3 BILLION The money councils have to provide local services is running out fast and there is huge uncertainty about how they will pay for them into the next decade and beyond. Far from an end to austerity, the Government continues to under fund public services hitting the poorest in society. Following the publication of the local government finance settlement, Liberal Democrat Local Government Spokesperson Wera Hobhouse MP added: "This settlement does nothing to address the growing inequalities across our country. The highly regressive council tax system means that, as the Conservative Government continue to underfund local government, subsequent council tax rises hit poorer communities the hardest".
