What really caused the council funding crisis?
Max Mosley, NIESR, explores the origins of the local government funding crisis and warns the next government will have to act quickly to address it.
Child sexual exploitation taskforce announced
03/04/2023 PM Rishi Sunak has announced the establishment of a new taskforce of specialist police officers to help investigate child sexual exploitation and grooming. |
Councils warn PM Sunak of impending cuts
24/10/2022 Council chiefs warn that they will have ‘no choice’ but to cut services unless the new PM provides them with enough funding to tackle cost-of-living crisis. |
Truss told to ‘turbocharge devolution’
06/09/2022 Council leaders have welcomed the new Prime Minister and called on the Government to re-affirm its commitment to levelling up and devolution. |
Open letter to Boris Johnson
25/07/2019 The MJ's editor Heather Jameson asks the new PM a simple question: do you want to fund local government or do you want to scale back services to the basics? |
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Johnson urged to make council funding 'immediate domestic priority'
24/07/2019 Councils have congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming the new prime minister and told him they are key to helping him meet his priorities. |
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Councils should expect no ‘mercy’ from May, union says
14/07/2016 Local government cannot ‘expect any mercy’ from Theresa May as she becomes Prime Minister, union warns. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
