Leeds City Council’s Post

Plymouth has been named the best city to live in the UK, according to a study by PwC. The ranking considered factors like well-being, earnings, employment, and housing affordability. Other cities in the top 10 include Bristol, Southampton, and Exeter, while London, Manchester, and Birmingham ranked among the worst. The study highlights growing inequalities in access to education, jobs, and housing, emphasizing the need for balanced prosperity across regions. https://lnkd.in/eFiRYiJj.

Some more images from Monday’s breakfast briefing.

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Met with Pastor UC Barnes before presenting to the Ministerial Alliance. He provided this advice: 1. All are called, some are chosen. Find your ministry, work God’s assignment. 2. Some trees you pull & some you leave & let die. 3. Let time work God’s plan. Then we prayed.

Insights from the Chair: My insights as Cathaoirleach of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands, our broad remit and the responsibility we have for monitoring the single biggest budget allocation across government. watch it here: https://lnkd.in/e8cmruwN Houses of the Oireachtas Inter-Parliamentary Union

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Scottish businesses face the same cost of living pressures and public service challenges as the rest of the UK. BHTA’s Scottish public affairs adviser will exaimine the differences, current polling trends, key candidates, and more in our upcoming webinar: https://bit.ly/3TICwBz