The people have spoken and have given their president a powerful mandate to articulate their vision for a new republic, a republic worthy of its name where everyone is valued and diversity is cherished, where sustainable solutions are urgently implemented, and where a home is a fundamental human right.
We will do what's necessary to protect families, public services and hand down secure economy to next generation.
Spain's two main right-wing parties PP and Vox have publicly endorsed the idea of national stats bodies differentiating between foreigners and Spaniards when it comes to data collection in a bid to ascertain their contributions to the country. Spain's main opposition party - the centre-right People's Party (PP) - continues to push its new 'tough on migration' stance, this time supporting the idea of separate data collection for foreign residents and Spanish nationals, something which doesn't currently exist in some public administrations.
What ails the British state is that it has built, and is building, what it cannot seem to maintain. A decade of attrition has hollowed out public services to the extent that they struggle to function coherently or plan beyond the next crisis. Under the Tories, state spending grew by just over 1% a year well below the long-run trend of 2.6% per year.
The independent report shows that performance declined in key housing-related services including rent collection, reletting times and tenant satisfaction with repairs, especially where vulnerable residents may be affected, he wrote. If social housing is being built by this government and your team are unable to move residents into them so that they are standing empty then I must reiterate my deep disappointment with your conduct.
The financial report indicates that the council could ask the government for permission to raise council tax by 8.99 per cent from April 2026. If it does, it would be the second such increase in a row after Newham council tax went up by 8.99 per cent in April this year. The proposal is one of a package of suggestions presented to the council's cabinet when it meets next Thursday.
The study, conducted by Assembly Research, evaluated the costs, risks and potential gains from digital migration across energy, water, health (NHS), emergency services and local government. It accounted for the direct cost of upgrading, as well as the rising expense of maintaining legacy systems like the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and the 2G mobile network - both decades old and increasingly challenging to support. Data from UK comms regulator Ofcom shows that resilience incidents on the PSTN have risen by 45%, underscoring the urgency of change.
Euan Blair, Founder and CEO of Multiverse, said the rise of this "invisible" AI workforce shows the crucial role non-tech professions are playing in broader adoption rates. "Clinicians and council workers are just as integral to driving AI adoption as software engineers and data analysts," he said. "They are the ones finding practical ways to apply this technology to real-world problems, yet they're often a second order consideration."
The burden on school and college leaders and teachers has reached an unprecedented level, a leading teaching union has warned, as schools are increasingly forced to run food banks and support families with housing due to under-funded public services "crumbling around them". A report by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said these vital services are important, but cannot continue to be the sole responsibility of schools and teachers.
City Council considered a possible tax rate election to address Austin's $33 million deficit with a proposed budget of $6.3 million. The maximum increase could be 8 cents.
The world’s most important financial watchdog has warned that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will likely break a key party manifesto pledge by hiking taxes or cutting public services.
Despite concerns from regulators regarding its financial situation, Affinity Water has doubled the pay of its chief executive, Keith Haslett, to 1.6 million for the 2024-25 financial year, up from 709,000 the prior year.
Young people living in the most deprived stretches of England's coastline are three times more likely to be living with an undiagnosed mental health condition than their peers inland.
Britain is characterized by an overwhelming sense of disarray, where everyday essentials become increasingly expensive while public services falter, leaving citizens frustrated.
