Articles by Ellie Ames
'Regressive' council tax a growing burden on poorest
By Ellie Ames | 17 February 2025
The average council tax bill rose by 77% in real terms between 1994 and 2020, analysis has found.
'No desire' to address short-term homelessness system
By Ellie Ames | 24 January 2025
MPs have warned there is seemingly ‘no desire to move away from an unsatisfactory short-term syst...
Tewkesbury councillors advised to scrap name change
By Ellie Ames | 21 January 2025
Officers have recommended that Tewkesbury BC abandons the process of changing its name after loca...
MPs brand local roads 'national embarrassment'
By Ellie Ames | 17 January 2025
MPs have called England’s local roads a ‘national embarrassment’ and accused the Department for T...
Councils could get powers to suspend members
By Dan Peters | 19 December 2024
Councils could get powers to suspend councillors found to have breached their code of conduct und...
English councils face £9.3bn deficit by 2026-27
By Ellie Ames | 25 October 2024
Fresh analysis has uncovered a £9.3bn funding shortfall facing councils in England by 2026-27.
Councils urged to use new law to drive social prosperity
By Ellie Ames | 14 October 2024
Local authorities should make use of new procurement laws to promote community prosperity, a thin...
Councils face £54bn funding deficit
By Ellie Ames | 03 October 2024
New research has forecast a £54bn funding shortfall facing England’s local authorities over the n...
LGA in supported housing funding boost call
By Ellie Ames | 20 September 2024
The Local Government Association (LGA) has urged the Government to boost spending on supported ho...
'Affordable home investment needed to meet 1.5 million homes target'
By Ellie Ames | 13 September 2024
Ministers will fail to meet their target of building 1.5 million homes over the Parliament withou...
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