Articles by William Eichler
Spring Statement: Household support fund to 'double' to £1bn
By William Eichler | 23 March 2022
Councils are set to benefit from a multi-million-pound boost to the household support fund to sup...
Council tax increases to add to 'harsh squeeze' on living standards
By William Eichler | 11 March 2022
Households that are already experiencing a squeeze on their finances are to be hit by increases i...
Council leaders call for reform of 'adversarial' SEND system
By William Eichler | 11 March 2022
Council leaders have called on the Government to tackle the rise in tribunals over special educat...
Councils need more 'funding and powers' to tackle climate change
By William Eichler | 10 March 2022
Progress needs to be accelerated in every local area if the UK’s climate and nature targets are t...
UK 'sleepwalked' into dysfunctional children's social care market
By William Eichler | 10 March 2022
Local authorities need more support to help them find suitable placements for children in foster ...
Councils end Russian twinning arrangements
By William Eichler | 07 March 2022
Councils are ending their twinning arrangements with Russian cities as a show of their opposition...
Councils rethink £30m of Gazprom spending
By William Eichler | 03 March 2022
Councils are reconsidering the multi-million pound contracts they have with the state-owned Russi...
Welcome to Yorkshire goes into administration
By William Eichler | 02 March 2022
Yorkshire tourism body Welcome to Yorkshire is to go into administration after local authority le...
Rough sleeping figures fall by nearly 10%
By William Eichler | 24 February 2022
Government figures have revealed that the number of people sleeping rough has decreased by 9%.
Dealing with complaints became 'casualty of crisis,' Ombudsman says
By William Eichler | 24 February 2022
COVID-19 ‘magnified stresses’ that councils were already faced with before the pandemic and deali...
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