All news on the topic: Local government

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Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda could reshape Britain — if he overcomes Whitehall resistance
Why does the UK have sluggish growth? Why does the British state struggle to deliver the basics? Andy Burnham has a good and persuasive answer to this question.
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Britain to repeal 200-year-old Vagrancy Act that criminalised homelessness
Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next week as the Government scraps a 200-year-old law.
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UK pension savings exposed to war-hit oil assets after Iranian strikes on Fujairah
As a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, thick black smoke stretching into the sky – and untold damage to one of the region’s crucial pieces of fossil fuel infrastructure.
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Government plan could force richer areas to raise council tax
Reports claim that the Government is planning a change that could compel wealthier neighborhoods to increase council tax by depriving them of funding.
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“Battle over bins”: union-government conflict escalates in Brighton
The decades-long dispute between the council and the GMB union resurfaces after a report shows a 140% increase in missed collections.
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Grenfell Tower demolition could begin as early as September
The government has stated that the demolition of Grenfell Tower could commence in September.
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UK police confirm Islamophobic hate crime after 85 Muslim graves desecrated
British police have launched an investigation into what they have now confirmed is an Islamophobic hate crime, after 85 Muslim graves were desecrated at Carpenders Park Lawn Cemetery in Three Rivers, Hertfordshire.
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Watchdog to probe two former officials of bankrupt Woking council
Local authority in Surrey declared itself effectively bankrupt in 2023 after series of risky investments.
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Birmingham residents lament as rubbish piles up, with rats as big as feet
Since the council declared itself bankrupt, and bin workers went on strike, the city’s streets have become clogged with bin bags and fly-tipping.
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20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership
Party loses overall control of Broxtowe borough council over claims Labour has abandoned traditional values.
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Birmingham council to sell athletes’ village homes at a loss of over £300 million
Sale of hundreds of empty homes designed, but not used, for Commonwealth Games attacked as ‘absolute scandal’