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Why scores of English councils could go bankrupt when hidden Send debt reappears
The Observer 30 Mar 2025
The last government tried to keep a lid on Send spending by paying millions of pounds in “safety valve” grants to scores of councils to help them develop better ways to “manage” parental demand for Send support.
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Brisbane city council blocks plans for fridge-sized community batteries due to loss of green space
The Observer 30 Mar 2025
The Brisbane city council has stymied a federal government renewable energy scheme by denying three development applications for community batteries the size of a fridge due to loss of green space.
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Angela Rayner told to call emergency Cobra meeting and send in private firms to break ...
The Daily Mail 30 Mar 2025
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Nearly 20 councils in England ‘at risk of insolvency’ due to Send costs
The Observer 30 Mar 2025
At least 18 councils have warned explictly the debts put them at risk of insolvency unless the government intervenes, with council estimates suggesting even more could go bust ... It estimates as many as 75 councils are at risk ... A government insider said.
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Government seeks to overturn sentencing guidelines with law change
AOL 30 Mar 2025
The Government then plans to examine the role and powers of the Sentencing Council, an independent public body, in the longer term ... the council’s views, they had emergency legislation.”.
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Pitfalls of Appointing LG Administrators in Rivers
This Day 30 Mar 2025
Ibas has already directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs), across the 23 LGAs of the state to submit reports on functions of the councils, the number of staff on the nominal roll, ...
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Election campaign under way for Leicestershire council facing axe
BBC News 30 Mar 2025
Under nationwide plans the government aims to streamline local government in a move that could see Leicestershire County Council abolished and replaced ... council working with a Labour government".
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‘Rats gnawed through my sister’s car. Now there’s no escape’ the horror of Birmingham’s bin strike
The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
Next month rates are set to rise by 7.5 per cent after the Government allowed the council to raise rates beyond 4.99 per cent ... from private contractors to break the strike by council workers.
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'Starmer doesnt give a s*** about us!' Locals furious over plans for 135 newbuild homes ...
The Daily Mail 30 Mar 2025
Plans for 135 newbuild homes on greenbelt land outside the gates of Prince Edward 's sprawling estate have been forced through by the government ... 'I don't think the government should be allowed to ride rough shoulder over what councils want to do.
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Ministers plan bill to overrule ‘two-tier’ sentencing guidelines in England and Wales
AOL 30 Mar 2025
... council’s guidance ... Mahmood has ordered a review into the role and powers of the council and sources say she is looking for ways to give parliament and the government more say over its recommendations.
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Why do these Jackson mayor candidates have no primary worries? They're the 4 independents
Clarionledger 30 Mar 2025
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Liberal Democrats vow to usurp Tories as ‘party of Middle England’
The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
“We can overtake the Conservatives as the second-biggest party of local government, replacing failing Conservative-run councils that take their residents for granted with Liberal Democrat ones that work hard for their local communities.”.
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Farage's political momentum is astonishing. Voters love a disruptor
The Daily Telegraph 30 Mar 2025
From a standing start, polls suggest Reform could win as many as eight councils, just behind the Conservatives on ten ... The Conservatives have a bigger mountain to climb, lacking as they do the levers of government to take the fight to Reform.
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Lib Dems vow to usurp Tories as ‘party of Middle England’
AOL 30 Mar 2025
“We can overtake the Conservatives as the second-biggest party of local government, replacing failing Conservative-run councils that take their residents for granted with Liberal Democrat ones that work hard for their local communities.”.
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