LGA Labour chief: More councils risk collapse amid ‘austerity 2.0’
The leader of the Local Government Association Labour group has declared that Labour councils are “providing a shield”…
Council cuts
Bean over Britain: Corbynista Cat Smith on defending a marginal, Brexit and how austerity is hitting the north
Cat Smith has probably the hardest task of any of the early backers of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership as…
Why Labour will oppose the Tory ‘pay more, get less’ plan for councils
The Communities Secretary Greg Clark says he has protected funding for councils over the next four years, but…
Here’s how the Tories’ council cuts cover-up works
Last month Communities Secretary Greg Clark announced he’d ‘protected’ funding for council services for the next four years. …
Despite what Pickles thinks, the public values council services
Yesterday, the Liverpool Echo launched its manifesto for the general election. It’s a compilation of the key issues…
Are Labour councils going to be the hardest hit just before the General Election?
The end of last year saw further swingeing cuts to the collective budget of councils across England. Local…
