Exclusive: Labour ‘under no illusions’ about mess party stands to inherit, as council leaders warn more will go bust next year
What are the cost pressures facing English councils?‘Stuck without it’: Woking elderly residents face losing key transportBarnet council’s ‘Graph of Doom’ now looks prophetic
Angela Rayner has accused the Conservatives of cynically applying a “sticking plaster” to council finances to get through the next election, as local authority leaders warn that more will go bust next year.
The shadow communities secretary said Labour was “under no illusions” about the financial mess it would inherit in local councils if it gained power, after the Tories “took a sledgehammer” to budgets for more than a decade.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Exclusive: Labour ‘under no illusions’ about mess party stands to inherit, as council leaders warn more will go bust next yearWhat are the cost pressures facing English councils?‘Stuck without it’: Woking elderly residents face losing key transportBarnet council’s ‘Graph of Doom’ now looks propheticAngela Rayner has accused the Conservatives of cynically applying a “sticking plaster” to council finances to get through the next election, as local authority leaders warn that more will go bust next year.The shadow communities secretary said Labour was “under no illusions” about the financial mess it would inherit in local councils if it gained power, after the Tories “took a sledgehammer” to budgets for more than a decade. Continue reading…
