Monday 27 January marked Holocaust Memorial Day, with this year also commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau making it a particularly pertinent event this year. The Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner, attended a series of events to …
There has been media reporting in The Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph suggesting that councils will be able to raise their council tax above the threshold of 3%, with 2% for the adult social care precept. This is inaccurate …
Today the Public Accounts Committee published a report on homelessness, with several recommendations to the government to build a cross-government strategy to tackle homelessness and invest in preventive measures. This was featured in PA media, Sky News, The Independent and …
There has been inaccurate reporting in The Telegraph, The Telegraph and I news that the government plans to redistribute grant funding to benefit areas with higher council tax levels. This is not true. These proposals will not see grant funding …
Scottish media outlets including The Scotsman, The National, the Daily Record and Glasgow Times have all positively reported on the Deputy Prime Minister’s visit to Glasgow yesterday (09/01/25), where she pledged her commitment to making work pay in Scotland through …
There has been widespread reporting, including in The Times and on BBC News that in some areas, local elections scheduled for May 2025 may be postponed. Some outlets have speculated about the number of areas, and which ones, will be …
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