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William Eichler

Articles by William Eichler

Lib Dems pledge free personal care for elderly and disabled

By William Eichler | 04 June 2024

The Lib Dems have pledged to make free personal care available at home for older or disabled peop...

Council workers' incomes 'cut to the bone,' warns union

By William Eichler | 29 May 2024

Unite has recommended its members reject the latest local government pay offer for England, Wales...

Stoke-on-Trent council welcomes last-minute £20m levelling up funding

By William Eichler | 28 May 2024

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has welcomed the approval of £20m in Levelling Up Partnership funding...

Windsor and Maidenhead issues section 114 warning

By William Eichler | 23 May 2024

Windsor and Maidenhead BC has warned it could be facing effective bankruptcy if financial support...

Nearly 190,000 social homes expected to be lost by 2040

By William Eichler | 22 May 2024

The controversial Right to Buy scheme is expected to reduce the dwindling social housing stock by...

Labour to outline plans for 'towns of the future'

By William Eichler | 21 May 2024

Labour is to provide more details today about their commitment to establish the next generation o...

£50m of exceptional financial support agreed for Lambeth LBC

By William Eichler | 16 May 2024

The Government has agreed in principle up to £50m of exceptional financial support for Lambeth LBC.

Government pushes ahead with recycling plan

By William Eichler | 09 May 2024

The Government today confirmed the next steps of its reforms to put an end to the ‘patchwork of d...

Councils spend £45m on planning appeal advice

By William Eichler | 03 May 2024

Councils spent £45m over the past three years on external legal advice relating to planning appea...

Council debt up by £52bn since 2010

By William Eichler | 02 May 2024

Local government debt has increased by 78% since 2010 as councils attempted to make up for cuts t...