Articles by Ellie Ames
Public services in 'dire state'
By Ellie Ames | 31 October 2023
No public services are performing better than before the pandemic and satisfaction with councils ...
Section 114 'almost inevitable' for Leicester
By Ellie Ames | 30 October 2023
Leicester City Council is ‘rapidly running out of options’ to cut costs and faces financial crisi...
Homelessness fears over asylum fast-tracking
By Ellie Ames | 26 October 2023
The largest city councils in England and Scotland fear that Government plans to speed up asylum d...
Government crackdown on four-day week
By Ellie Ames | 26 October 2023
The Government is exploring measures to ‘ensure the sector is clear’ four-day weeks should not be...
Welsh councils face £750m shortfall
By Ellie Ames | 25 October 2023
Local government finances in Wales are on an ‘unsustainable path,’ according to a report from Car...
DCN in cuts warning
By Ellie Ames | 20 October 2023
Cultural services, community support and parks and green spaces are all at risk of cuts without a...
Inflation pushes councils' shortfall up by £1bn
By Ellie Ames | 20 October 2023
English councils face a funding gap of £4bn over the next two years, new Local Government Associa...
Councils underperform in first-of-kind climate study
By Ellie Ames | 18 October 2023
Widespread low scores in the first study of UK councils’ climate action highlight national barrie...
Councils' parking revenue approaches £1bn
By Ellie Ames | 13 October 2023
The income councils raked in from parking trebled to almost £1bn in the last financial year.
'For-profit' asylum housing system must end, charity says
By Ellie Ames | 11 October 2023
Responsibility for asylum accommodation must be returned to local authorities from private firms,...
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