Community ownership matters
Extending cooperative models of ownership for core community assets can open the path to true decentralisation.
ByLocal government in the United Kingdom manages services for people and businesses in local areas. Some of these services are schools, housing, social care, business support and registrar services. Local councils are a common type of local authority. Local public elected councillors sit on these councils and are responsible for working with local people and businesses to provide these services. Find all our latest news, comment and analysis on local government here.
Extending cooperative models of ownership for core community assets can open the path to true decentralisation.
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ByAhead of the Budget next week, local authorities have warned Chancellor Jeremy Hunt of extreme cost pressures.
ByAfter years of underfunding, councils need a coherent strategy for recovery, reset and renewal.
ByA majority of councils across England have revealed they plan to raise bills by almost 5 per cent this year.
ByWhile focus often falls on the NHS, cuts to local authority budgets have had serious consequences for the UK's healthcare…
ByA neglected former mill town is a microcosm of a fractured nation.
ByOther than a cash injection, how can local leaders save authorities from a wave of bankruptcies?
ByA new report calls on the government to close the £4bn funding gap, or face a fresh wave of bankruptcies.
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ByNew polling reveals poor training, accountability and overwork in local authorities.
BySix local authorities have declared bankruptcy since 2021. Spotlight looks at the financial situation at English councils.
ByConservative MPs are demanding emergency funding in response to devolved finance proposals that penalise poorer councils.
ByHow the tensions between different models of local development are resolved will define the UK’s economic future.
ByLocal governments across England are worried about their finances, and we should be too.
ByThe government hopes someone else will deal with the problem of inadequate local authority funding.
ByAmid bankruptcies and lack of funding, Spotlight polling reveals that libraries, leisure centres and parks are all being sidelined.
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