内容摘要：Reacting to the government's proposals, Make UK - which represents manufacturers - said firms are being forced to recruit overseas staff because domestic skills training is "fundamentally flawed".

Reacting to the government's proposals, Make UK - which represents manufacturers - said firms are being forced to recruit overseas staff because domestic skills training is "fundamentally flawed".

She said her daughter, who struggled to cope in her mainstream school, had suffered as a result of significant delays to support from social workers and other local authority services."There's no safety net now and it's an absolute nightmare," she said. "I've had to give up my job and become a full-time carer for my daughter and I've even had to call crisis services for myself because I became suicidal after not being able to get the help for her."

The BBC’s analysis also uncovered examples of councils approving the removal of flagpoles, cutting long service awards for staff, removing coastal lifeguards, ending asbestos collection from households and introducing dynamic theatre pricing so tickets cost more as demand rises.Dr Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU), said it proved local authorities were “scrabbling about” and putting forward “almost comical” proposals in a desperate attempt to safeguard vital services.LGA chairwoman Louise Gittins warned the risk of financial failure across local government was “becoming systemic”.

She joined the LGiU in calling on the new Labour government to provide councils with financial stability and funding reform, including the introduction of multi-year funding settlements.Councils are funded through a mix of council tax, business rates, income from services like parking and social housing rent, as well as money from the government known as the Revenue Support Grant.

That funding declined by nearly a third between 2010 and 2021, according to the Public Accounts Committee, which found council income was £8.4bn lower in real terms than the decade before.

McMahon said these "deep-rooted" problems could not be fixed overnight, adding the government was committed to "reforming and rebuilding" the sector.At the time Ms de Souza said: "The adult content which parents may have

could be considered 'quaint' in comparison to today's world of online pornography."Children who regularly viewed porn on mobiles before puberty inevitably grow up with different sexual expectations than those aroused by Playboy in the 20th century.

While no direct causal link has been established, there is substantial evidence of an association between the use of pornography and harmful sexual attitudes and behaviours towards women.According to government research before the Covid-19 pandemic: "There is evidence that use of pornography is associated with greater likelihood of desiring or engaging in sexual acts witnessed in porn, and a greater likelihood of believing women want to engage in these specific acts."