article_snippet: represents - 45 urban authorities in northern, midland and south-coast regions of England .
article_snippet: To join Sigoma, council must pay an initial fee of £3,000.
article_snippet: Meanwhile, Labour councillor Sir Steve Houghton, chairman of Sigoma said: 'Whilst councils have made every effort to absorb the funding cuts and adapt, the successive rounds of cuts mean that councils are rapidly running out of options for making the savings required. '
article_snippet: Clearly a situation in which some councils are struggling to provide essential services such as care and support for some councils most vulnerable residents, whilst others have more than enough, is clearly unfair and unsustainable,' Labour councillor Sir Steve Houghton, chairman of Sigoma told the Express And Star.
article_snippet: Labour councillor Sir Steve Houghton, chairman of Sigoma added that the reason the video was made was because national politicians were not listening.
article_snippet: According to Sigoma, since 2010, local government in England has lost more than 40 per cent of local government in England core funding.
article_snippet: local government in England also said that urban authorities, largely in the North and the Midlands, have lost the most money as a result of the funding cuts.