What really caused the council funding crisis?
Max Mosley, NIESR, explores the origins of the local government funding crisis and warns the next government will have to act quickly to address it.
North East drops opposition to explore elected mayor
20/07/2015 The North East Combined Authority (neca) is considering installing an elected mayor in a bid to deliver local devolution, despite previous opposition towards the idea. |
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Councils and unions push for new Welsh funding deal
10/07/2015 Councils and trade unions have demanded fairer funding for Wales, amid fears of significant job losses and service cutbacks. |
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Coastal Communities Fund swells with £90m pot
10/07/2015 A £90m funding pot has been offered to seaside towns looking to unlock regeneration, as the Coastal Communities Fund is extended until at least 2020. |
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Budget 2015: Councils spared further cuts
08/07/2015 The Conservative government has put devolution at the heart of its Summer budget with the announcement of extra powers for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. |
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Budget 2015: Osborne cuts benefits cap amid sweeping tax credit reform
08/07/2015 George Osborne has promised to forge a ‘lower welfare, lower tax’ Britain with plans to slash the benefits cap and tighten controls on housing support. |
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Budget 2015: Osborne clamps down on high earners in social housing
08/07/2015 High earners living in social housing will no longer be entitled to reduced rents, under plans announced in today’s Emergency Budget. |
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Budget 2015: Government will be 'bold' in building Northern Powerhouse
08/07/2015 Chancellor George Osborne today pledged to ‘put the power into the Northern Powerhouse’ as he announced further devolution to Greater Manchester. |
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Budget 2015: Osborne announces dedicated Roads Fund
08/07/2015 England will have a dedicated Roads Fund by the end of decade using ring fenced money coming directly from vehicle excise duty (VED) to protect the nation's crumbling highways network, chancellor George Osborne announced today. |
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Councils and cuts: The changes so far and the challenges ahead
27/03/2015 Andrew Jepp analyses how local authorities have reacted to budget cuts and where responses might change in coming years. |
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Clegg labels West Yorkshire council leaders ‘sour’
26/03/2015 Nick Clegg has branded West Yorkshire council leaders ‘churlish and sour’ following their disapproval of devolution measures announced last week. |
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Budget 2015: Government commits to digital collaboration with councils
19/03/2015 A Government vow to collaborate with councils on digital services has been welcomed as ‘vital’ for improving local approaches. |
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Budget 2015: Fears councils will ‘struggle’ to cope with funding cuts
19/03/2015 Council leaders have attacked yesterday’s Budget announcement for failing to protect funding for local services and limiting devolution to a handful of places. |
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Budget 2015: Welfare cap fits £21bn savings for Osborne
18/03/2015 The Government’s welfare cap is on track to deliver £21bn savings through changes to benefit payments and reforms to eligibility, the chancellor confirmed today. |
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Budget 2015: West Yorkshire 'disappointed' by devolution deal
18/03/2015 Chancellor George Osborne confirmed an agreement on a ‘new City Deal’ with the West Yorkshire combined authority in his Budget speech today. |
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Budget 2015: Osborne launches 20 housing zones
18/03/2015 The Government has revealed plans to introduce 20 new housing zones, which could provide up to 45,000 homes on brownfield sites across the country. |
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Budget 2015: Councils could keep full fruits of business rates growth
18/03/2015 Local authorities have provisional agreement to keep the full yield of additional business rates growth, chancellor George Osborne announced in today’s Budget. |
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Budget 2015: Regional transport strategies unveiled
18/03/2015 Chancellor George Osborne announced major transport investment strategies for the North, the South West and London in his Budget today, alongside a range of wider infrastructure boosts. |
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Budget 2015: Osborne pledges prosperity over austerity
18/03/2015 In a Budget which promised ‘no gimmicks’ in the run up to the General Election, Chancellor George Osborne delivered a speech which promised to take Britain from ‘austerity to prosperity’. |
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Budget 2015: Osborne promises 'no gimmicks'
18/03/2015 George Osborne will today deliver the final Budget of this Parliament with a speech expected to deliver significant investment in the North. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
