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Town hall leaders condemn ‘ill-thought-out’ plan to merge English councils

Survey reveals senior officials think changes will do little to address local authorities’ dire financial crisis

The Guardian - UK

Survey of senior figures reveals doubts about the impact of ‘super councils’

Officials and senior councillors are more positive about the current Government’s approach, but concerns over finances persist.

Evening Standard

Shona Robison warned against imposing another council tax freeze in Scottish Budget

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has been warned against imposing another council tax freeze. In a letter from Holyrood’s Local Government…

The National (Scotland)

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Budget Crisis Forces UK's Birmingham Towards Service Cuts, Tax Hikes

Councillors in the UK's second-largest city Birmingham were poised Tuesday to approve tax hikes and deep cuts to public services that could include axed arts funding and reduced rubbish collection, as the city fights to avoid bankruptcy.

International Business Times

The Guardian view on local government finance: a crisis that corrodes democracy

Editorial: Westminster cannot continue to ignore the scale of social devastation caused by the chronic underfunding of council services

The Guardian - UK

Nearly one in 10 English councils expect to go bust in next year, survey finds

Annual poll of council leaders and top managers finds near-total collapse in confidence in their financial viability

The Guardian - UK

Councils on the brink: London authorities on edge of going broke warn services are at risk

We’re on financial cliff edge, say council leaders as cash crisis deepens

Evening Standard

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Nearly a quarter of Scottish councils warn of bankruptcy amid cuts to services

ALMOST one quarter of Scottish councils have warned of effective bankruptcy as every single council plans spending cuts to services.

The National (Scotland)

UK election watchdog issues stark warning on voter ID laws

The changes to the way polls are run will pile pressure on already stretched electoral staff

The Independent UK

Voter ID could lead to ‘serious disruption’ at the next general election

The changes to the way polls are run will pile pressure on already stretched electoral staff.

The Independent UK

Call for talks to safeguard jobs amid ‘tough decisions’ at Birmingham council

The council does not have the money to pay off an equal pay liability, estimated to be more than £1 billion.

The Independent UK

Local election results times: Hour-by-hour guide to when key battles will be announced

The 230 councils being contested in the local elections were last up for grabs in the dying days of Theresa May's premiership in 2019, when the Tories suffered major losses at the ballot box

Daily Mirror

Majority of English councils plan more cuts at same time as maximum tax rises

Survey lays bare precarious state of local finances and increasingly ‘desperate’ measures to stay solvent

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