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Innocent citizens will be paying a lot more for a lot less, but in Brum, being down is not the same as being out
Town hall forced to sell £750mn of assets with steep cuts to public services in bid to tackle funding crisis
Government audit proposals come as concern mounts about financial health and oversight of councils
Plight of London’s most populous borough offers a glimpse into what other cash-strapped councils can expect
Additional government funding earmarked for social care as town halls face growing threat of insolvency
Local authorities demand urgent increase to ‘housing benefit subsidy’ at emergency Westminster meeting
Local authorities turn to council tax, grants and even heir hunters to get vacant properties back in use
Local government officials call on ministers and industry to help pay for high costs of migration away from analogue products
Local authority racked up debts of £1.3bn and faces losses of £275mn from investments
Vaughan Gething, who is tipped to be next first minister in Cardiff, says current system is ‘broadly regressive’
Local government networks hit out at ministers’ new £64bn funding settlement
Settlement is below what local authorities say is needed to prevent more town halls going bust
Local government leaders say services face steep cuts after lack of funding in the Autumn Statement
Councils and business pin hopes on new deals to rebalance UK’s London-centric economy and raise productivity
Humza Yousaf’s decision to freeze levy next year widens rift with local authorities, which warn of looming public service cuts
UK chancellor urged to provide extra funding to prevent outlay on temporary accommodation from overwhelming budgets
Ben Houchen strongly denies accusation that he threatened to withhold council funds unless planning requests were met
Levelling up department says plans for workers to cut hours without losing pay does not give taxpayer value for money
Findings come days after ministers scrapped plans to force private landlords to upgrade their properties by 2028
Veteran fixer Max Caller lured out of retirement to bring UK’s largest local authority back from the brink
Michael Gove set to announce technical consultation period after local authority declared itself in effect bankrupt
GMB predicts total bill from discrimination against women could run into billions of pounds
Demise intensifies the debate over wider national crisis in local government finance
Once hailed as an exemplary authority, Birmingham’s history of poor governance has left it facing big bills
Birmingham city council’s bankruptcy highlights the worrying state of local government finances
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