Articles by William Eichler
Bus services get £1bn boost
By William Eichler | 19 November 2024
Transport secretary Louise Haigh has announced more than £700m in funding for local authorities f...
Council tax cap to remain at 5%
By William Eichler | 14 November 2024
Council tax increases will be kept at the 5% cap next year, Labour have confirmed.
Chancellor confirms pension 'megafund' plans
By William Eichler | 14 November 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to merge local government pension schemes into ‘mega...
MPs launch inquiry into cost of failing to fix social care
By William Eichler | 04 November 2024
MPs have launched an inquiry looking into the costs of failing to fix the struggling adult social...
NAO: 60% of buildings with flammable cladding still not identified
By William Eichler | 04 November 2024
Up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have not yet been identified seven years on from t...
DCN: Budget's top-down reorganisation opposite of devolution
By William Eichler | 31 October 2024
Local government reorganisation poses a threat to frontline services and represents the ‘opposite...
Budget: Reeves attempts to drive up affordable homes
By William Eichler | 30 October 2024
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed a raft of measures to tackle the ‘desperate lack of afford...
Edinburgh Council told to 'accelerate' transformation
By William Eichler | 24 October 2024
Senior officers and councillors at Edinburgh City Council must ‘accelerate its transformation and...
NAO: Councils face bankruptcy due to SEND deficits
By William Eichler | 24 October 2024
Two-fifths of local authorities will face the threat of bankruptcy if more is not done to tackle ...
Crisis of confidence
By William Eichler | 17 October 2024
The number of council chief and senior managers confident their council is meeting the expectatio...
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