The National Audit Office did a report on local government financing in November of last year. It provides and overview … More
Category: Local Government
Cancel local authority debt
To provide councils with resources which are desperately needed for this unprecedented crisis, cancel the debt owed to the Public … More
The government increases the cost of ‘borrowing to build’
When local authorities build council housing, even if they receive central government grant, they borrow from the government’s own Public … More
Reading Labour council proposes to “market test” services
An emergency measure for local government crisis – suspend debt payments The virtual collapse of the council in Northampton is … More
What happened in Barnet?
Adam Langleben, Barnet Labour councillor, has made a video which is circulating widely, which gives the impression that Jewish voters … More
The local government funding crisis and how to resolve it
With the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader for the second time we have been told that this has … More
Failure of ‘austerity’
Interesting to see that David Renard has signed a joint letter to the Observer with other Council leaders from all … More
Demand the right to keep all our business rates
Before 1990 local authorities were able to keep all the rates they collected locally, both domestic and business rates. Changing … More
Stop Whitehall’s daylight robbery
A letter to the Swindon Advertiser In response to Charles Linfield (“shoring up support”, October 8th) my letter did address … More
Home Care on the cheap
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser printed yesterday THE council’s decision to dump their Home Care workers … More