Mastodawn

NEW: Councils getting 'exceptional financial support' from govt sold over £1bn of public assets in last 5 years 😱 we've mapped some of the biggest sell-offs,with £1bn more planned in 2025/26.c A record number of #CouncilsInCrisis are expected to apply for EFS this year.
https://researchforaction.uk/report-flogged-off-public-asset-sales-at-councils-getting-exceptional-financial-support

REPORT: Flogged off – Public asset sales at councils getting exceptional financial support – Research for Action

Research For Action Jul 10, 2025

⁉️NEW: A guide to councils in crisis and Westminster interventions👀

Everything you ever wanted to know about councils getting taken over by the government. What’s a section 114? Who are commissioners & what do they do? What are different types of interventions?

https://researchforaction.uk/guide-local-councils-in-crisis-and-how-westminster-intervenes

#LocalGov #LocalDemocracy #CouncilsInCrisis #Accountability #Governance #Devolution #Councils

GUIDE: Local councils in crisis and how Westminster intervenes – Research for Action

Research For Action Jul 1, 2025

ALSO! We are currently researching Westminster interventions in councils in crisis. We are looking to talk to councillors, officers, grassroots campaigners, jounralists and trade unions in Woking, Slough and Croydon. If that's you, get in touch! #LocalGov #LocalDemocracy #CouncilsInCrisis

Research For Action Jul 9, 2024

New UK Government - where next for local government? In the coming months we will be exploring #CouncilsInCrisis and the democratic effects of local government financial crises. Join us!