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.
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23/11/2016 Phillip Hammond has announced an overhaul of the speed at which benefits are withdrawn under Universal Credit.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. |
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.
