As council declares it’s ‘no longer bankrupt’, people say closure of services have added to social isolation and crimeWhen Birmingham city council announced last week it was “no longer bankrupt”,...
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Read MoreFour out of five councils controlled by party have proposed 5% council tax rises, the maximum permitted by lawNigel Farage’s Reform UK has been accused of betraying election promises to cut council tax after several...
Read MoreChris Parry, who is contending for the Hampshire and Solent mayoralty, says his post was intended ‘ironically’Downing Street has defended its decision to single out pubs for special help with the problems created by...
Read MoreImage-creation function has been limited to paying subscribers after Elon Musk’s platform was threatened with fines and regulatory actionDowning Street has defended its decision to single out pubs for special help with the...
Read MoreFour Reform-led councils want to raise tax by maximum allowed amount with more areas not being ruled outA Reform-led local authority has confirmed it is planning to increase council tax by the maximum allowed amount, despite...
Read MoreCash is now being distributed using a new Fair Funding formula that gives greater weighting to local authorities with high ‘deprivation’ scoresSome of England’s most-deprived councils to receive funding...
Read MoreCash is now being distributed using a new Fair Funding formula that gives greater weighting to local authorities with high ‘deprivation’ scoresSome of England’s most-deprived councils to receive funding...
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Read MoreContrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifferenceThe new “mansion tax” announced by Rachel Reeves in...
Read MoreThe high-value council tax surcharge may only raise £400m but it’s the best opportunity for a bigger, fairer tax on wealthRachel Reeves won little credit last week for lifting the lid on one of the most heated tax...
Read MoreChancellor says she will not ‘get into semantics’ when questioned on issue after her statementAt a glance: the key points from the budgetHow does freezing income tax thresholds affect you?Paul Nowak, the TUC general...
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