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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
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      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
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      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

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

    • Monday, 30 May, 2022
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      Payment promised in Sunak’s February support package was scheduled for delivery in April

    • Monday, 11 April, 2022
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      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
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      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
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      A parking free-for-all would be counter-productive but sympathy for the enforcers is in short supply

    • Monday, 7 February, 2022
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      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
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      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
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      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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