Now a 9 bay Area Labor Unions are calling on the city of oakland to defund its Police Department thanks for joining us at 9 oclock everybody. Im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis demonstrators gathered outside oaklands Police Officers Association Headquarters. Demanding for change in police budget. Kron sir rather kron fours gayle ong explains their demands and how the officers are responding. Outside oakland Police Officers Association Headquarters wednesday. Protesters demanding change within the oakland Police Department budget our Labor Movement is about fighting for the common good and making sure that the voices of the unheard or heard George Floyds death sparked widespread protests around the world against Police Brutality and now calls to Defund Police department the oakland Police Department annual budget is million a budget sanjay garland Vice President of s e i u says needs to change we need to do is invest in our communities and make sure that theyre able to thrive. So we c
State of wisconsin holds primaries off to conservative courts refused to stop proceedings. Now u. S. President donald trump has accused the World Health Organization of botching its response to the coronavirus pandemic he also called the agency china centric and threatened to cut funding and this comes as the u. S. Recorded nearly 2000 new deaths from the virus just in the past 24 hours more than 4000 people have now died in new york city alone britains Prime Minister has also spent a 2nd night in intensive care Boris Johnson was given supplementary oxygen but is not allegedly on a ventilator the Junior Health minister says that johnson remains stable and in good spirits while the chinese city where this outbreak began has now opened its doors again its 11000000 residents are now able to leave but they still need. At that tracks their health and movement and in new zealand the number of new cases has now fallen for 2 days in a row and recoveries now exceed new infections the country is
Spending around ten or 20 lower in real terms than it was in 2010. Other parts of the Public Sector are spending more. Finally we need to note that demand for services are going up with the population getting older and growing. Many people have needs they have to have where councils have to provide services. In a sense it has reduced resources and greater demand. And in the end some way will have to be found in National Politics to change the Local Government funding model or get Local Government doing less. To Local Government funding model is very different in other countries. It certainly is. In other countries you have a local income taxes. In scandinavia, famously, norway, sweden and denmark, local income taxes. Even in the united states, more local taxes are available so local decisions are made. Thats another issue. What Local Governments spend is heavily constrained by Central Government, and Central Government has wanted Local Government to cut its spending over time and that
Unilever says that is finally going to stop trying to force social purposes onto brands, i. E. No more virtue signalling. You can just go buy your tub of ice cream or your pack of Washing Powder and just be left alone. Good is what i say. Do you think other brands should follow suit . And very important question why is the uk seemingly so bad at managing bad weather . You tell me. Also, cant help but notice big news today. But notice big news today. Theres been a big signing when it comes to somebody thats joining the gb news team. Have you seen the news . Well have that and more. You seen the news . Well have that and more. Yes, it is that and more. Yes, it is friday. So jubilee tavern does open as well. We have a lot to open as well. We have a lot to get through. Therell be lots of lively debate. With me, michelle drew brit school seven. But before get stuck in, lets before we get stuck in, lets cross to Aaron Armstrong and get tonights headlines. Tonights latest News Headlines. Yes,
In the four remaining regional mayor races including Greater Manchester and the West Midlands where the tories will be hoping andy street can cling on. And, we are also expecting results from a the remaining handful of councils yet to declare, as well as ten police and crime commissioners. One, of course, was linked to South Yorkshire. In the past half an hour, Steve Rotheram was declared the win er of the mayoral contest in liverpool. Here he is speaking shortly after his victory was announced about what this result represents. Today the people in our area have not only spoken, they have hollered at the top of their voices with two simple and clear messages to the government, enough is enough and, locally, labour is delivering in power. Up and down this country, ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagementand ordinary people are fed up with the chaos, mismanagement and decline the tories have resided over. Despite this, though, we are getting on with thejob this, though, w