#CouncilsInCrisis

Just reading excellent round-up from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social about the possibility of a 'mad coalition' there after May #LocalElections. We're heading there soon to talk #CouncilsInCrisis with locals - get in touch if you want to be part of research on council bankruptcies and interventions!

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

A record number of #CouncilsInCrisis are expected to apply for EFS this year. We call for a proper independent evaluation of the impact of losing these local public assets - from land to libraries, outdoor learning centres to car parks.

Save our Saturdays! Saturday is a busy day for public libraries across the city. Now those Saturday library days are under threat. BCC has proposed a 50% cut to Saturday openings across the city. Libraries are not luxuri...

Here's an example of campaigners responding to #CouncilsInCrisis by underlining the need for services to be there when people most need them - this time libraries on a Saturday in Birmingham. www.birminghamloveslibraries.org/post/save-ou... #SaveOurSaturdays

Government appoints commissioners at Croydon - Newsroom The Government has appointed commissioners at Croydon Council for a period of two years.

Govt appoints commissioners at Croydon Council #CouncilsInCrisis news.croydon.gov.uk/government-a...

Ministers warn Tower Hamlets intervention may ‘escalate’ | Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Ministers have warned Tower Hamlets LBC that if they are not satisfied with progress then statutory intervention could escalate to commissioners. Earlier

#TowerHamlets intervention may escalate - shame this is paywalled as its a good article for explaining some of the detail of decisions in Westminster interventions into #CouncilsInCrisis www.lgcplus.com/politics/gov...

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

🔑We wrote this no-nonsense guide for campaigners, community groups, journalists, and anyone curious to find out more about the local state right now researchforaction.uk/guide-local-... #LocalGov #LocalDemocracy #CouncilsInCrisis #Accountability #Governance #Devolution #Councils

☀️RfA Summer News🌴- governance upheaval, waiting for audit reform (still) and how you can help our #CouncilsInCrisis research researchforaction.uk/summer-news-...

Just subscribed to @insidecroydon.bsky.social , doing essential local media work around #CouncilsInCrisis #LocalGov #Interventions

Booking tickets for a trip to Birmingham in March - looking forwar to @cfgs.bsky.social Conference and also catching up with what #CouncilsInCrisis looks like in the biggest bankrupt #LocalGov !

We are currently researching #LocalGovernment bankrupcty and central government interventions (eg commissioners, best value notice etc) - anyone else looking at these and/or writing stuff about it? #CouncilsInCrisis