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  • 14 Jun 2011

    As the Government confirms councils in England will not be forced to reintroduce weekly rubbish collections, environmental campaigners say regulation is needed to reduce waste going into our bins.

  • 14 Apr 2011

    New figures from the Communities Department confirm that the wealthier your area, the more likely you are to pay high council taxes and to receive less from central government.

  • 31 Mar 2011
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    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.

  • 31 Mar 2011

    In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has conceded that the poorest local authorities will suffer the most under Government spending cuts.

  • 10 Feb 2011

    More than 80 Liberal Democrat councillors attack the Government over local spending cuts – but an expert tells Channel 4 News the cuts are not unreasonable.

  • 1 Jan 2011

    Cuts, job losses and price hikes – 2011 looks set to test stress points in the coalition. Katie Razzall returned to Chippenham to find out how Tory and Lib Dem rivals are getting on at local level.

  • 13 Dec 2010

    Councils are set to find out how much funding is to be cut, which will lead to a reduction in local government spending without parallel in modern times, an expert tells Channel 4 News.

  • 29 Oct 2010
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    The government wants to stop councils producing weekly so-called Town Hall Pravdas to save money and help boost the local press. But FactCheck finds it might not do either.

  • 26 Oct 2010
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    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.

  • 22 Oct 2010
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    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?

  • 21 Oct 2010
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    Cathy Newman looks at how the Spending Review settlement will impact on council services – with local authority leaders warning of “real pain” for millions of people.

  • 21 Oct 2010

    Don't be poor

    Strange times. China’s inflation rate zooms on through their own target range of 3 per cent to 3.6 per cent. The country’s growth rate slows from a first quarter rate of 11.9 per cent, a second quarter of 10.3 per cent, to today’s’ 9.6 per cent. It’s a result the ‘authorities’, wanted to see. But the inflation rate is not. It’s almost impossible to imagine what this set of financial circumstances heralds for us all in the future. If China catches a cold, a good number of us will die of flu, one senses.

  • 21 Sep 2010
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    There’s nothing the Lib Dems like more than a bit of banker bashing – but how much is the coalition really going to raise from the banking levy?

  • 2 Sep 2010

    Exclusive: Channel 4 News has seen figures showing councils have pulled plans for 100,000 new homes since the coalition government told them in July to ignore previous government homebuilding targets.

  • 19 May 2010

    Cameron springs a surprise reform assault on his MPs

    David Cameron has launched an assault on the traditional role and composition of the 1922 Committee.

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