British councils are in crisis. What does #Brexit have to do with it?
An explainer 👇
https://www.bestforbritain.org/failure_to_replace_eu_programmes_worsening_council_crisis
#BrexitBritain #BrexitBrokeBritain #BrexitLies #UK #Politics #UKPolitics
#UKPol #EU #RejoinEU #NorthHerts #Hitchin #Letchworth #Baldock #Royston #Councils #Council #BritishCouncils #LocalCouncil #Hertfordshire
“Plans to dispose of low-level #NuclearWaste from #Aukus submarines at an #Adelaide #naval facility have been unanimously opposed by the #LocalCouncil for the area, who say they weren’t consulted.”
#Labor / #nuclear / #Osborne ☢️
<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/18/plan-to-dispose-of-nuclear-waste-from-aukus-submarines-unanimously-rejected-by-adelaide-council>>
How to Obtain Your Council Tax Account Number
Need your council tax account number? Here’s a quick guide:
Check Your Bill: Your account number is prominently displayed at the top of your council tax bill.
Contact Your Local Council: Call or email your local council’s customer service for assistance.
Online Portal: Log in to your council’s online system to find your account number in your account details.
Recent Correspondence: Look through recent letters or emails from your council; your account number should be included.
Knowing your council tax account number helps you manage payments and access important services with ease. Save this guide for quick reference!
#CouncilTax #FinanceTips #HomeManagement #StayOrganized #LocalCouncil #TaxHelp #FinancialManagement
Care charges mean disabled people are facing unlawful discrimination on ‘unparalleled’ scale, says report – Disability News Service
https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/care-charges-mean-disabled-people-are-facing-unlawful-discrimination-on-unparalleled-scale-says-report/
#SocialCare
#CareCharges
#ChargingForSocialCare
#SocialCareCharges
#SocialServices
#LocalCouncil
#Discrimination
#Disabled
Thought I would be brave and take out some rubbish while neighbour from hell was just coming home.
Oh what a mistake that was.
Now to explain. I live in a flat owned by the local authority, I'm top floor, she is the flat downstairs. The rest of the houses in the terrace are private owned. Housemartins nest above a lot of my windows, they have done since I was a child. Every now and then the council will remove the nests, but they always come back and rebuild the nests. Right now, there is a nest above my kitchen window, which happens to be above her back door. She has always complained about the birds. She was telling me she has been onto the council to get the nest removed because she is fed up of vermin shitting on her doorstep (her words, housemartins are vermin apparently). Council obviously can't do it now since the birds at nesting. She has been onto local councillors to get them to fight her case and request that netting is put up to stop them nesting there again. If not, she knows there are special boards that can go up to stop them nesting, so she will get those priced and send me a bill for my share since it will be above my kitchen window.
Eh no, she can fuck right off. She was absolutely raging when I told her how long the birds have been nesting there and that I won't support any action that prevents the birds from being able to nest in future, I sure as hell won't be paying for anything like that.
I am absolutely raging, after we had been getting on so well lately.
I knew my good day wouldn't last 😣 I am pretty sure I am just not designed to be around people.
Hospital discharges limiting home care in England, councils say | Social care | The Guardian
Preventative care losing funding to care packages needed to get people out of hospital
#SocialCare
#Hospital
#HospitalDischarges
#PreventativeServices
#Funding
#NHS
#NHSBacklog
#AssociationOfDirectorsOfAdultSocialServices
#ADASS
#HomecareAssociation
#LocalGov
#LocalCouncil
#CouncilFunding
#CouncilFundingCrisis
First Past the Post means 100,000 Welsh voters were denied a say in the last local elections – Electoral Reform Society – #ERS
Local elections are an important part of democracy in Wales. But did you know that thousands of voters have a councillor that nobody voted for at all?Due to the Westminster-style First Past the Post system.
#democracy #wales #welsh #elections #fptp #council #LocalCouncil #UkPolitics
This is not great news for a city in which lots of the people we'd like to work with are based. Really hope a way forward for the arts funding to be found - it's already 40% down on 2018.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoQZyoqHBc8
#Bristol #BristolUK #Arts #ArtsCultureAndEntertainment #ArtsFunding #LocalCouncil
Special needs responsibilities were heaped on councils as funding shrank
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/special-needs-responsibilities-were-heaped-on-councils-as-funding-shrank/ar-BB1itDl7?cvid=1f190fac50cb431281feaa0561026d49&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=7
#SEN
#SpecialEducationalNeeds
#LocalCouncil
#FundingCuts
#SpecialSchools
#EHCPs
#SEND
#DFE
#LGA
#LocalGov
#LocalGovernmentAssociation
Charities warn of ‘devastating knock-on impact’ of English councils’ financial crisis
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/charities-warn-of-devastating-knock-on-impact-of-english-councils-financial-crisis/ar-BB1hHJi6?cvid=f892e11ae8a64ae9f4becd1acacddb9c&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=14
#Charities
#LocalCouncil
#FinancialCrisis
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFundingCuts
#CitizensAdvice
#CAB
#AgeUK
#ServicesClosing
#FundingCuts
If you are working to bring about change in your local area - and your council is a part of the picture, don't miss the latest sessions in our Working with Councils series.
Join our deep dives on 6 and 13 February when these experienced change-makers will share what they've learned:
🛠 On Tues 6 Feb, Cristiano Bottone (Muncipalities in Transition and Transition Italia) shares the brilliant *Local Transformation Toolkit* he created.
🛠 On Tues 13 Feb, Frances Northrop (NEF Associate Fellow and Totnes Community Development Society) explores the different ways to bring change with our councils: campaigning, policy, practice and culture.
All welcome to attend! Details for these and our other Spring events: https://transitiontogether.org.uk/events/
#localCouncil #localauthority #community #SystemChange #campaign #transitiontown
From social care to homelessness, what are the cost pressures facing English councils? | Social care | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/28/from-social-care-to-homelessness-what-are-the-cost-pressures-facing-english-councils
#SocialCare
#Homelesness
#LocalCouncil
#LocalCouncils
#LocalCouncilFunding
#Rayner
#Labour
#Tories
#LocalCouncilFinancialCrisis
#LocalCouncilCrisis
#LocalCouncilFundingCrisis
#ChildrensServices
#AdultSocialCsre
Rishi Sunak hits out at Eastleigh Borough Council’s ‘excessive debt’
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/rishi-sunak-hits-out-at-eastleigh-borough-council-s-excessive-debt/ar-BB1gXgLD?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=be97ae90b55d43d2a5a3b6b5dbffe634&ei=15
Two of your local councillors for Chirton, Rebecca O'Keefe and Hannah Johnson host their surgeries here at The Meadows, every second Friday of the month, and every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:00am.
This is an excellent opportunity to meet them and raise any concerns or issues you may have.
#localcouncil #councillorsurgery #communitymatters #communitytogether
#MichaelGove’s #LocalCouncil warns of #bankruptcy risk after failed #ToryInvestments
New #LibDem leadership in #SurreyHeath attacks previous #Conservative regime for racking up debts worth £165m
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/13/michael-goves-local-council-warns-of-bankruptcy-risk-after-failed-tory-investments #ToryPoliciesInAction #LocalGovernment #ToryIncompetence #ToryFailure
Original toot date: 03 April, 2023
Why did it take until 2023 to declare "Milad El-Halabi was not duly elected as a councillor for Merri-bek City Council" and that "Mr El-Halabi benefited from ballot tampering"?
Very concerning!
#VoterFraud #vicpol #VCAT #merribek #localcouncil #council #localgovernment #auspol #VEC
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#MetalInjection
Apparently This Bus Is Spreading Satanism In Poland
The number has since been changed.
https://metalinjection.net/news/apparently-this-bus-is-spreading-satanism-in-poland
#Satanism #Religion #Poland #LocalCouncil #Bus #ChaosTour #TraditionalSchoolValues
A council view of the fly tipping curse
https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2023/05/31/a-council-view-of-the-fly-tipping-curse/
Stoke-on-Trent pothole-fixing 'craziness' to get new approach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-65712910
#Roads #Potholes #Stoke-On-Trent #Jobsworths #LocalCouncil
Why did it take until 2023 to declare "Milad El-Halabi was not duly elected as a councillor for Merri-bek City Council" and that "Mr El-Halabi benefited from ballot tampering"?
Very concerning!
#VoterFraud #vicpol #VCAT #merribek #localcouncil #council #localgovernment #auspol
