Articles by William Eichler
£50m of exceptional financial support agreed for Lambeth LBC
By William Eichler | 16 May 2024
The Government has agreed in principle up to £50m of exceptional financial support for Lambeth LBC.
Government pushes ahead with recycling plan
By William Eichler | 09 May 2024
The Government today confirmed the next steps of its reforms to put an end to the ‘patchwork of d...
Councils spend £45m on planning appeal advice
By William Eichler | 03 May 2024
Councils spent £45m over the past three years on external legal advice relating to planning appea...
Council debt up by £52bn since 2010
By William Eichler | 02 May 2024
Local government debt has increased by 78% since 2010 as councils attempted to make up for cuts t...
Devon councillors back devolution bid
By William Eichler | 30 April 2024
Devon County Council members have voted in favour of going ahead with plans that could see more p...
Thanet DC drops tourism tax plan
By William Eichler | 29 April 2024
Thanet DC has decided to drop plans for a tourism tax because the Government has ‘no intention’ o...
Wages below 2008 levels in two-thirds of council areas
By William Eichler | 29 April 2024
Real wages are still below 2008 levels in nearly two-thirds of UK local authority areas, TUC anal...
10,000 council staff on long-term sick leave
By William Eichler | 25 April 2024
Nearly 10,000 staff members working in councils across England are currently on long-term sick le...
DEFRA withholds £6m of air quality funding
By William Eichler | 16 April 2024
Around £6m in funding promised to local authorities to help tackle air pollution will be withheld...
Public health directors call for better regulation of private rented sector
By William Eichler | 04 April 2024
Public health directors have welcomed measures aimed at improving social housing but called for m...
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