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Cuts to rail projects and social care support will come at a political cost
Ministers must commit time and investment if their promise of reducing inequality is to be more than a slogan
NAO report finds serious weaknesses in Whitehall’s approach to working with local authorities
Test case over avoidance scheme for empty shops has far-reaching consequences for high street landlords
British planning prioritises ease of rubbish collection over convivial communal spaces
Number could be ‘tip of the iceberg’, amid fall in revenue and loss of payments during pandemic, experts warn
London borough’s £1.5bn debt plight points to wider crisis in UK local government
Sunak is giving local authorities extra flexibility to fund social care but council tax is struggling to replace central grants
Covid hit to asset values leaves authorities struggling after £7bn borrowing spree
UK government has fuelled councils’ bad incentives to gamble on commercial assets
Move can boost environmentally-friendly finance market but UK government must do more
Appeals against local levy climb as impact of pandemic on high street looks set to continue
UK local authorities were banned from such deals following 1990s case involving Hammersmith and Fulham
‘Levelling-up’ agenda in question as shake-up of local government also scaled back
Cash-strapped London borough expected to be first of many local authorities requesting bailouts
Services will need to be slashed unless central government provides extra money, think-tank warns
Move will hit businesses that missed out on government support schemes particularly hard
Proposals would be biggest reorganisation of English local authorities for 35 years
Authorities say estimated £2.5bn package not enough to prevent service cuts and financial failures
Chief of Border to Coast pension pool says public sector employees deserve proper retirement benefits
Lucia Silvestri reflects on four decades at Bulgari, fashion designers photograph their jewellery and George Easton dreams up jewels for ‘The Crown’
Calls for government funding for holiday schemes as pressure maintained to get pupils back in classrooms
Council leaders urge government to release further emergency funding to ease pressures
Thurrock has used loans from 150 other UK local authorities and pension schemes to fund its renewable energy assets
Local authorities looking to offset funding cuts have been exposed to sector hit by lockdown
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