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  • Monday, 23 January, 2023
    The Big Read
    English councils: the budget cuts that are threatening ‘levelling up’

    Whitehall is offering new regeneration funds to local governments but many are struggling with the impact of inflation and the legacy of austerity

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    Autumn Statement
    Local government warns council tax rise will fail to plug financial hole

    Labour accuses Downing Street of ‘clever trick’ to shift blame from Downing Street

  • Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
    UK council tax caps to be eased amid local authority funding crisis

    LGA warns services are now on ‘cliff edge’ and move will deepen regional inequalities

  • Friday, 28 October, 2022
    BDO LLP
    BDO auditor fired for altering files earmarked for inspection

    Accountant found to have made changes after UK regulator told the firm it would be reviewing a public sector audit

  • Wednesday, 21 September, 2022
    Money laundering
    Westminster council plans crack down on ‘dirty money’

    London local authority vows to combat ‘secret’ web of opaque property ownership and calls for tougher penalties

  • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    Edinburgh bin strike spreads across Scotland after marring festival

    Nicola Sturgeon says she would ‘love to be able to offer pay rises’ in line with inflation as industrial action gathers pace

  • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
    UK property taxation
    UK retailers call for immediate reduction in business rates

    Industry urges action amid fears that a cut in tax paid on commercial property could be blunted by transitional relief

  • Monday, 4 July, 2022
    Howard Davies
    Levelling up needs Conservatives to go back to the future

    The UK government should stop half measures and recreate an Audit Commission that can deliver reliable data on local authorities

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
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    Driven round the bend by cashless parking

    Is it convenience or council cost-cutting that’s really driving the race towards digital services?

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Cost of living crisis
    Council tax payers face wait until September for £150 rebate

    Payment promised in Sunak’s February support package was scheduled for delivery in April

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    News in-depth
    How a UK council is driving a retail revival in a deprived northern town

    In-store spending in Merseyside borough up 25% on pre-pandemic levels after local authority invests directly in economy

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    The Art of Fashion
    Art of Fashion: the British issue

    It has been a challenging few years for British fashion, which has had to weather Covid-19 and Brexit. But things are beginning to look up, and in our latest Art of Fashion, we feature a collaboration with Paul Smith, profiles of exciting young designers in menswear and the best of the UK scene

  • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
    The Big Read
    The hyperlocal governments entrusted with reviving the English state

    Whitehall believes England’s 10,000 parish councils could help level up the country. Critics say there is no panacea for the harm done by austerity measures

  • Sunday, 13 February, 2022
    LexCars, bikes, planes and boats
    Car parks: operators sow confusion to maximise fines on motorists Premium content

    A parking free-for-all would be counter-productive but sympathy for the enforcers is in short supply

  • Monday, 7 February, 2022
    News in-depth
    One English council’s painful journey into investing

    Highly leveraged Warrington local authority under fire after taking stake in energy company that went bust

  • Wednesday, 5 January, 2022
    Mazars LLP
    Mazars fined over local government audit failings

    Challenger firm ordered to pay £250,000 after work for unnamed authority ‘fell far short’

  • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
    News in-depth
    Local authorities in England grapple with audit crisis

    Legacy of austerity has left councils struggling to account for spending despite extra pandemic funding

  • Thursday, 9 December, 2021
    Scottish economy
    Scotland to lift controls on council tax in 2022

    Lifting limit ends SNP flagship policy, as income tax thresholds tweaked in Edinburgh budget

  • Sunday, 21 November, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Boris Johnson’s broken promises to northern England

    Cuts to rail projects and social care support will come at a political cost

  • Friday, 12 November, 2021
    Michael Heseltine
    The ‘levelling up’ of England’s regions is long overdue

    Ministers must commit time and investment if their promise of reducing inequality is to be more than a slogan

  • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
    Climate change
    UK watchdog criticises lack of central co-ordination on climate goals

    NAO report finds serious weaknesses in Whitehall’s approach to working with local authorities

  • Friday, 14 May, 2021
    Supreme Court allows councils to sue developers for unpaid business rates

    Test case over avoidance scheme for empty shops has far-reaching consequences for high street landlords

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Edwin Heathcote
    Design cities around people, not dustbins

    British planning prioritises ease of rubbish collection over convivial communal spaces

  • Monday, 8 February, 2021
    At least 12 English councils in rescue talks as Covid hits finances

    Number could be ‘tip of the iceberg’, amid fall in revenue and loss of payments during pandemic, experts warn

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