The government’s proposed Devon Coast & Countryside Council illustrates how reorganisation could disadvantage rural and coastal areas, write Sheena Asthana, Sheela Agarwal and Alex Gibson, of…[more...]
Analysis by the King’s Fund suggests that families are facing a social care “stealth tax” that has cost them up to £12,350 this year. [more...]
Campaigners are calling on the Government to introduce 90 minutes of free parking across town and city centres to help boost Britain’s high streets. A parliamentary… [more...]
Worcestershire County Council has no chance of becoming financially resilient without a fundamental overhaul of the funding and delivery of demand-led services, the authority’s finance lead… [more...]
The government should seriously consider introducing a hypothecated tax for adult social care of around £5 a month to address the current funding crisis, Medway Council’s… [more...]