Local Elections: What voters really want from their councils
With voters heading to the polls tomorrow, a recent YouGov survey reveals what local issues matter most — and the answers are not always what you might expect.
Autumn Statement: Hammond ‘reinforces’ Universal Credit with benefit tweaks
23/11/2016 Phillip Hammond has announced an overhaul of the speed at which benefits are withdrawn under Universal Credit. |
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Isle of Wight approves combined authority
25/10/2016 Plans for a Solent Combined Authority have been approved by Isle of Wight Council, following a U-turn on local support. |
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North Lincolnshire Council set to join combined authority
29/09/2016 North Lincolnshire Council is set to accept a metro mayor by signing up to a Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority (GLCA). |
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Review highlights 'governance' failures in South Ribble
20/09/2016 There were ‘major corporate governance failures’ in the way South Ribble Borough Council handled a safeguarding review. |
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Councils call for urgent reform of Right to Buy rules
11/08/2016 Councils have called for an overhaul of Right to Buy rules, after figures showed they are struggling to build new homes to replace those sold off. |
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Councils and campaigners at odds over future of property taxes
09/08/2016 Councils have called for greater powers over tax to fund infrastructure, despite a pressure group calling for the ‘abolition’ of stamp duty. |
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Councils defend levels of pay for public health roles
04/08/2016 Councils and public health leaders have hit back at claims they are paying 'enormous' remuneration packages. |
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Devolution failing under 'austerity cosh'
21/07/2016 Devolution deals with councils are being squeezed by ‘narrow negotiations’ with Whitehall that were ‘stacked in favour of the status quo’, a new report has claimed. |
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Clark hints support for devo deal without mayor
07/07/2016 Communities secretary Greg Clark has hinted he could back devolution in Leicestershire without enforcing a mayor. |
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Brexit creates ‘policy vacuum’ on health and social care
06/07/2016 Brexit has left a ‘policy vacuum’ on health and social care that councils are looking to exploit, a senior NHS chair has said. |
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Council leaders accuses Government of 'lack of honesty' over devo deals
09/06/2016 North Somerset Council leader Cllr Nigel Ashton has launched a blistering attack on the Government’s ‘lack of honesty’ over devolution. |
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North Somerset Council rejects £1bn devolution deal
08/06/2016 North Somerset Council has rejected proposals to join the £1bn West of England devolution deal. |
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Queen's Speech 2016: Councils face fresh demands under ‘care covenant’
18/05/2016 Proposals to speed up child adoption and raise council support for young people were outlined in the Queen’s Speech today. |
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Controversial Housing Bill to become law
12/05/2016 The government’s ‘half-baked’ Housing and Planning Bill will become law after peers finally conceded at the end of the parliamentary session. |
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Burnham may join race to become Greater Manchester mayor
06/05/2016 Labour’s shadow home secretary Andy Burnham is considering standing to be mayor of Greater Manchester in 2017. |
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Labour won't lose any council seats, pledges Corbyn
04/05/2016 Jeremy Corbyn has predicted that Labour will not lose any council seats in tomorrow's local elections. |
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Labour blasts 'disgraceful' cuts to deprived councils
26/04/2016 Labour has accused the Government of making the smallest budget cuts to councils in the constituencies of key cabinet members. |
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Tower Hamlets fails to win back powers
12/04/2016 Tower Hamlets is still 'some way off' at showing sufficient improvement in order to be handed back control of more functions, according to communities secretary Greg Clark. |
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Widespread council take-up of social care precept
31/03/2016 Almost 95% of eligible authorities are raising council tax to fund adult social care this year, as households face the biggest hike since 2008. |
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Electoral reforms see 770,000 lost from register
24/02/2016 Since the move to Individual Electoral Registration (IER), around 770,000 potential voters have dropped off the electoral register. |
