Refuse and recycling top public priority for council spending, says UNISON

The service people would most like councils to spend money on is rubbish collection and recycling, according to a UNISON/ComRes poll published today (Thursday).
Nearly two in five (39%) say it would be their number one choice if the government were to give their local authority extra cash, followed by pavements (32%) and homecare (30%). Parks (28%) and public toilets (26%) also made it into the top five.
Women are more likely than men to want councils to spend extra money on homecare (34% compar