Heather Jameson says: 'Amid a well-rehearsed list of increasing crises facing local authorities, squeezing their budgets to breaking point, the lack of affordable housing and the high cost of temporary accommodation is pushing councils over the edge.'
There were few laughs in the news headlines this 1 April, with widespread reports of the soaring cost of household bills across water, energy and council tax.
Last week's Spring Statement – if it had been a mini-Budget, surely there would have been more in it – offered little respite to the public sector or the public.
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