job creation

Councils could generate £320 billion for the country’s economy over the next 50 years if they were able to build a “new generation” of high-quality council housing, says the Local Government Association.

The United Nations food relief agency has urged Governments in West Africa to spend more money on school meal programmes as these investments not only contribute to a better future for children but also create local jobs around agriculture.

Driving up employment, wages and skills for people in all six boroughs in the Liverpool City Region must be the number one priority for the new metro mayor elected in May, according to the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation.