Articles by William Eichler
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...
Public inquiry into Thurrock's financial failure rejected
By William Eichler | 03 April 2024
The Government has rejected a request for a public inquiry into Thurrock Council’s financial fail...
Finley Boden: Council apologises for 'missed opportunities'
By William Eichler | 28 March 2024
Derbyshire CC has apologised for the ‘missed opportunities’ to do more to safeguard 10-month-old ...
'Victorian era' electoral registration failing voters, MPs warn
By William Eichler | 21 March 2024
The electoral registration system is ‘neither effective nor efficient’ and is disenfranchising mi...
PAC: Government has 'no roadmap' for fixing social care
By William Eichler | 20 March 2024
The Government has ‘no roadmap’ for fixing the failing social care system and ‘nothing meaningful...
Court rules against police powers for West Midlands mayor
By William Eichler | 19 March 2024
The High Court has ruled against the Government’s plans to merge the role of the West Midlands po...
Pothole-riddled roads need £16bn investment, study finds
By William Eichler | 19 March 2024
The condition of roads in England and Wales has continued to decline despite councils spending £1...
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