local government
D-Day for councils as Pickles wields the axe
Today is D-Day for many of us, though it’s likely you may not have known it – today is the day councils in England find out how much (or how little) money they are going to be able to spend in the next two years.
The coalition’s sublime deceit in seeking to avoid blame for council cuts
This morning, Mark Wallace of the TaxPayers' Alliance, writing on the ConservativeHome website, accused the Labour leader of Lambeth council of "frightening people" about cuts to essential services; here, Steve Reed responds to these criticisms, and explains just who is to blame for the cuts.
Local councils amongst biggest losers from CSR
One of the biggest losers from the Comprehensive Spending Review was local government, though the full scale of the cuts will not emerge till December.
Political Innovation no2: The politics of buying things
This is a guest cross-post by Dominic Campbell – originally posted on the Political Innovation site here Well, you wouldn’t […]
Deprived areas to be hit hardest by cuts
This story is jointly written by Will Straw and Tom Phillips George Osborne is fond of saying that, “We’re all […]
Cameron’s Councils show the real face of Tory government
Many council seats are up for grabs on May 6. Where they are in control, David Cameron’s Councils reveal a Tory program of cuts and increased charges.