AutisticMumTo3Jul 22, 2024

Southampton students could be asked to pay council tax | Daily Echo
https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24463603.southampton-students-asked-pay-council-tax/

#CouncilTax
#Southampton
#Students
#CouncilTaxExemption
#StudentLevy
#Tories
#Labour
#RateSupportGrant
#NoRateSupportGrant
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFunding

AutisticMumTo3May 22, 2024

Councils refuse to fix potholes that are ‘too small’ – how big do they have to be? | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/potholes-small-roads-fix-councils-b2549903.html

#Potholes
#Austerity
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFunding
#Warwickshire
#Torbay
#Thurrock
#Nottingham
#Torfaen
#SouthLanarkshire
#Lanarkshire
#Buckinghamshire
#Stockport
#Devon
#RAC
#NetworkNorthStrategy
#LocalGovernmentAssociation

Councils refuse to fix potholes that are ‘too small’ – how big do they have to be?

Thirteen local authorities state only potholes at least 30cm wide and 4cm deep will get fixed

The Independent
AutisticMumTo3Apr 7, 2024

‘A deeply broken system’: is it time England abandoned council tax? | Council tax | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2024/apr/07/a-deeply-broken-system-is-it-time-england-abandoned-council-tax

#CouncilTax
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFunding
#FailureToUpdateHouseValue
#CouncilsGoingBust
#PollTax
#PropertyValuesIn1991
#ValuationOfficeAgency
#VOA
#LuxuryFlatsLowRated
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‘A deeply broken system’: is it time England abandoned council tax?

In London, rates for Battersea power station’s £8m flats are still set with reference to its low-value past, and their rich owners pay less than householders in Hartlepool

The Guardian
AutisticMumTo3Mar 9, 2024

Tories cut council funding down to the bone. Labour must restore it | Local government | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/08/tories-cut-council-funding-down-to-the-bone-labour-must-restore-it

#Tories
#Labour
#CouncilFunding
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFunding
#Hunt
#LocalServices
#ServiceCuts

Tories cut council funding down to the bone. Labour must restore it

Letters: Joan Twelves fears the government is determined to keep wielding the axe until there is nothing left; David Blunkett picks apart Jeremy Hunt’s fanciful proposal

The Guardian