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.
Sick of sick leave blues
05/03/2015 Local government takes an unjustified battering from the press for sickness absence, but the sector can take pride in how it manages the issue, writes Nicola Bulbeck. |
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District View by Nicola Bulbeck
09/10/2013 Teingbridge chief executive outlines the District Councils' Networks response to the New Homes Bonus row. |
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Beyond the headlines
01/09/2011 The third sector is not only critical to the future of service delivery. It is the beating heart that makes our towns, villages and rural areas attractive places people want to live in, says Nicola Bulbeck |
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District View
23/10/2008 During this summer’s ‘silly season’, think-tank Policy Exchange argued that cities in northern England, such as Liverpool and Sunderland, were ‘beyond revival’, and the residents should think about moving south. What rot! But hey, the report was talk |
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District View
13/08/2008 With credit crunching, gas prices exploding and general economic gloominess, many residents, especially the elderly and more vulnerable, could be looking at a real winter of discomfort, if not discontent. |
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Embracing the climate change challenge
13/08/2008 There has never been a better time for councils to help set the green agenda, says Nicola Bulbeck. |
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District View
28/05/2008 There may be trouble ahead… so the old Irving Berlin song goes... And looking at the growing impact of the credit crunch, and the rising prices of fuel, food and services, councils may really be left ‘facing the music’... |
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District View
27/02/2008 Over the past few years, Teignbridge has experienced first hand the negative impact on services that unevenly targeted Government funding can cause... |
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Spend and save
07/11/2007 Cutting costs is a priority for all councils. In Devon, a joint procurement officer for the districts has helped, says Nicola Bulbeck |
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District View
28/02/2007 It is often said that travel broadens the mind. And judging by the 110% surge in Devon journeys within Devon, since the introduction of the current concessionary free fare scheme, we must have a large number of broadminded people living in our county |
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.
