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FINANCE
Town halls forced to sell community assets as debts mount
By William Eichler | 26 August 2025
Local authorities across the UK are selling off public assets – such as schools and care homes – to try and reduce a collective debt of £122bn.
FINANCE
Scottish Borders props up leisure services provider
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025
Scottish Borders Council has agreed to provide a £1m loan to its leisure services provider as it ...
FINANCE
Calls for fair funding tax flexibility
By Martin Ford | 22 August 2025
The Government has been urged to lift the council tax referendum limit to help local authorities ...
FINANCE
Council warns of 'most severe' budget to date
By Izzy Lepone | 21 August 2025
North Yorkshire Council has revealed it could be encountering its ‘most severe’ budget round yet.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
North-South should be less them and us, and more all of us
By Heather Jameson | 18 August 2025
Heather Jameson says: 'A northern office could help pop the Westminster bubble – a step that can ...
CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Scaling up decarbonisation for good
By Andrew Spencer | 14 August 2025
Taking decarbonisation initiatives to the next stage must be about scale and systemic transformat...
REGENERATION
Regeneration can sometimes look like decline, until it doesn't
By Andrew Carter | 13 August 2025
Many local authorities are making brave decisions on high street renewal, often with limited reso...
FINANCE
Shifting the presssure
By Martin Ford | 07 August 2025
With consultation set to close on the fair funding review, Martin Ford looks at the challenges fa...
FINANCE
The cost of fair funding
By Jon Rowney | 07 August 2025
Housing costs must be included in measures of deprivation as part of the fair funding review, wri...
INNOVATION
Looking for the evidence
By Ravi Gurumurthy | 06 August 2025
Local government should look to inject scientific rigour into new innovations, says Ravi Gurumurthy.
FINANCE
'Serious issues' over fair funding formula
By Martin Ford | 01 August 2025
A key part of the proposed Fair Funding formula must be removed due to ‘serious issues’, London C...
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