local government
Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it’s eroding trust in politics
Vast majority of Brits feel powerless over local decisions – and it’s eroding trust in politics
84% of people feel like they have no power in decisions affecting them on a local level, new polling shows
I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
I didn’t know I was a human trafficking victim till I was in my 50s – why did nobody rescue me?
Failure on the part of local authorities to implement effective training is putting vulnerable peoplle at risk
Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can ‘level up’ England in a way the Tories never could
Devolution may not be sexy – but Labour can ‘level up’ England in a way the Tories never could
‘Devolution will no longer be agreed at the whim of a minister in Whitehall, but embedded in the fabric of the country’
North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
North East mayor Kim McGuinness on ambition, austerity and why she’s the ‘ultimate pragmatist’
Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: ‘Throwing good money away’
Council spending on homelessness now double what it was five years ago: ‘Throwing good money away’
Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
Nearly 18 million people will be left without crisis support if DWP fund ends
Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP’s support fund ends next month
Majority of councils unable to help those in crisis after DWP’s support fund ends next month
Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
Keir Starmer’s government is bringing power to local communities. We need that in social security
Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt
Government must fix council tax benefits, charity says, as millions pushed into debt
Selling off social housing stinks of short-term thinking from local councils
Selling off social housing stinks of short-term thinking from local councils
Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: ‘It’s a national crisis’
Councils need millions to prevent bankruptcy due to rising cost of homelessness: ‘It’s a national crisis’
‘We’re living in a nightmare’: Iraqi refugee family evicted into homelessness has lost ‘all sense of safety’ in UK
‘We’re living in a nightmare’: Iraqi refugee family evicted into homelessness has lost ‘all sense of safety’ in UK
Councils are running out of temporary accommodation to help homeless families
Councils are running out of temporary accommodation to help homeless families
Council tax debt is spiralling across England as households struggle with cost of living crisis
Council tax debt is spiralling across England as households struggle with cost of living crisis
New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
New voter ID rules are blocking local elections voters from casting their ballot
Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day
Dogs at polling stations bring a smile to local election day
Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing
Grenfell System Failure: A rage-inducing inquiry into government buck-passing
Meet the man trying to improve Britain’s social housing
Meet the man trying to improve Britain’s social housing
Let there be Christmas light! How the UK is keeping the magic of the season on the high street
Let there be Christmas light! How the UK is keeping the magic of the season on the high street
How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs
How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs
‘Impenetrable’ government website leaves public in the dark about dangerous air pollution levels
‘Impenetrable’ government website leaves public in the dark about dangerous air pollution levels
‘Politics needs to be real’: Why more independent candidates are standing in this year’s local elections
‘Politics needs to be real’: Why more independent candidates are standing in this year’s local elections
Kent Tories slammed over universal credit cut ‘sweepstake’
