Articles by William Eichler
Plan to house refugees on former RAF base on hold
By William Eichler | 11 April 2023
The Government’s plan to house asylum seekers on a former RAF airbase has been put on hold after ...
Councils to keep 100% of Right to Buy receipts
By William Eichler | 03 April 2023
Local authority leaders have welcomed the Government’s decision to allow councils to keep 100% of...
Austerity undermined local response to Covid-19, study finds
By William Eichler | 31 March 2023
The hollowing-out of local capability by a decade of cuts left local government struggling to cop...
Councils criticise plans to house asylum seekers on RAF bases
By William Eichler | 30 March 2023
Disused military sites will be used to house asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally on small b...
COSLA announces new chief executive
By William Eichler | 27 March 2023
The national association of Scottish councils today announced a new chief executive.
County council leaders issue 'bleak' finance warning
By William Eichler | 23 March 2023
County councils need to make £1bn worth of savings to cope with ‘unprecedented’ financial pressur...
Council receives enforcement notice after FOI failures
By William Eichler | 22 March 2023
Lewisham LBC has been issued with an enforcement notice after failing to respond to hundreds of o...
Record £14bn needed to fix pothole-ridden local roads
By William Eichler | 21 March 2023
A record £14bn is now needed for local authorities to tackle the local roads maintenance backlog,...
Budget 2023: Hunt confirms investment zone cash
By William Eichler | 15 March 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed in the Budget plans to go ahead with 12 investment zones, ea...
Chancellor to announce investment zones backed by £80m
By William Eichler | 14 March 2023
A dozen investment zones will be announced tomorrow as part of an effort to boost local growth an...
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