local councils
Britain’s councillors: old, white, wealthy…hard-working?
Councillors are older, working longer and are more educated than in the past, according to a new survey.
Cuts to welfare and local councils hitting deprived areas hardest
Combined cuts to welfare and local councils are affecting the most deprived areas of England the most, a new study by the Labour Party has found.
Now even Tory council chiefs have a go at Pickles
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has come under attack from a number of Tory council leaders over the government's savage cuts to local councils, reports Shamik Das.
We cannot address public sector pay without addressing private sector pay
The data about the earnings of ‘council fat cats’ need to be put in context; we cannot address public sector pay without addressing private sector pay.
Time to move away from spreadsheets and look at the real impact of the cuts
Location is crucial to understanding the full impact of the cuts; it is time to move away from spreadsheets and look at the real implications of the cuts in context.
If enough people speak out, councils may have to think again on bus cuts
There is still hope out there; if enough people make enough noise about buses, councils might just have to start to listen, writes Alice Ridley of the Campaign for Better Transport.