Articles by William Eichler
Levelling up progress 'glacial', think-tank says
By William Eichler | 19 June 2024
Progress on levelling up in England has been ‘glacial’ and – according to some metrics – inequali...
Unison: More than nine out of 10 council workers reject pay offer
By William Eichler | 17 June 2024
Thousands of council workers in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to reject a pay offer from loc...
Councils looking after record 576,000 children with SEND
By William Eichler | 13 June 2024
Councils are looking after record numbers of children and young people with special educational n...
Cash-strapped Slough BC faces going £11m over budget
By William Eichler | 13 June 2024
Slough BC’s leadership should take ‘immediate action’ as the council is at risk of going £11m ove...
Labour pledges to fix one million potholes
By William Eichler | 12 June 2024
One million potholes a year will be fixed if Labour is elected on 4 July, shadow transport secret...
Labour pledges to 'fix our broken housing market'
By William Eichler | 07 June 2024
Labour would bring back council house-building targets and hire new officers to deal with the bac...
Hunt rules out 'expensive' council tax revaluation
By William Eichler | 06 June 2024
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged that if elected a Conservative government would not undertake ...
Quarter of councils spending 5% of budgets on temporary accommodation
By William Eichler | 05 June 2024
One in four councils in England spent 5% of their core budgets on temporary accommodation in 2022...
Lib Dems pledge free personal care for elderly and disabled
By William Eichler | 04 June 2024
The Lib Dems have pledged to make free personal care available at home for older or disabled peop...
Council workers' incomes 'cut to the bone,' warns union
By William Eichler | 29 May 2024
Unite has recommended its members reject the latest local government pay offer for England, Wales...
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