Articles by William Eichler
Councils need more funds to provide affordable housing, report says
By William Eichler | 27 July 2022
Councils should be funded to buy and upgrade homes to be let out at affordable rents as part of a...
Social care facing 'greatest workforce crisis in history'
By Martin Ford | 25 July 2022
An extra 490,000 social care jobs will be required in the coming years, a new report has found.
Inaccurate census could cost Londoners
By William Eichler | 29 June 2022
New census data on London’s population figures underestimates the number of people living in the ...
Campaigners call for '20-minute neighbourhoods' to cut emissions
By William Eichler | 28 June 2022
All new homes should be within 10 minutes’ walk from shops and schools if the UK is to reduce its...
Monkeypox increasing pressure on overstretched services
By William Eichler | 23 June 2022
Directors of public health have warned of growing pressures on sexual health services due to peop...
Child sexual exploitation inquiry finds serious failings
By William Eichler | 20 June 2022
An inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Oldham has found there were serious failings in the ...
'Skyrocketing inflation' driving £400m budget pressures in London
By William Eichler | 20 June 2022
Inflation is driving hundreds of millions of pounds of additional budget pressures on local gover...
Private renting powers to be beefed up for councils
By William Eichler | 16 June 2022
Local authorities will be given stronger powers to tackle the worst landlords and increase fines ...
Council leaders criticise food strategy as 'missed opportunity'
By William Eichler | 14 June 2022
Local authority leaders have criticised the Government’s new food strategy as a 'missed opportuni...
Leaders call for more event licensing powers
By William Eichler | 14 June 2022
Councils should have the power to determine event licensing fees to ensure they fully cover the a...
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