Blog posts tagged "Councils"

March 31, 2011 4:03 pm 21 Comments

The border between urban Manchester and leafy Trafford has become the front line in a fierce political battle over who's to blame for cuts to local services. FactCheck gets to work.

March 2, 2011 7:02 pm 13 Comments

Eric Pickles targets council waste, claiming local authorities can protect front line services by slashing senior salaries and sharing back-office services. Cathy Newman digs in.

December 16, 2010 5:39 pm 5 Comments

CutsCheck analyses whether police cuts announced this week by the Home Office are worse than individual force had been expecting.

December 3, 2010 11:48 am 3 Comments

CutsCheck analyses which police forces will be hit the hardest by government spending cuts.

October 26, 2010 4:28 pm 3 Comments

44% of council leaders thought they could make all these savings without any reductions in the level of services. It sounds optimistic - but it could be good news for council tax payers.

October 22, 2010 4:31 pm 4 Comments

Sharing services could save councils hundreds of thousands of pounds and some are already doing it successfully. But at what point do the drawbacks outweigh the benefits?

September 27, 2010 1:39 pm 19 Comments

CutsCheck looks at what cuts to local authority budgets are likely to mean for social care for older people

8:21 am 6 Comments

During the Labour conference in Manchester, CutsCheck looks at the cuts the city council is making ahead of the comprehensive spending review next month.