Government needs to engage with the sector and provide greater funding certainty and realism where it is obvious the money is not enough, and councils must ensure all actions are being carried out to balance budgets, says Michael Hudson.
Are councils faced with a wolf at the door, or are we just crying wolf?
Much of the doubt rests on the uncertainty over funding from December and beyond. What we know about December's likely settlement is routed in assumptions that are now 12 months' old.
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