THERE is no dressing up yesterday’s awful figures on government borrowing. Britain is behaving like someone who tries to cope with losing their job by going out on a spending spree on multiple
Tory councillors pressed the borough’s Lib Dem administration to give updates on the golf course deal at a full council meeting in Maidenhead Town Hall.
Cllr Nicky Hopwood (Con, Woolwell) described it as a ‘tourism tax’, to which council leader Julian Brazil (Lib Dem, Stokenham) responded: “They have a tourism tax on the continent, but people still go there!”
Reorganisation has tested the strength of the local government family unity as they squabble over the "best" way to govern, writes chief reporter Caitlin
West Lindsey councillors have said both Labour and Conservative governments share responsibility for the existential problems facing farmers. The current government has been criticised for capping inheritance tax relief for farms, meaning they could face huge bills for assets which are passed down.
Councillors have called for a banking hub in Gainsborough as more branches move out of town. Major banks are increasingly closing branches, with more than 6,000 having shut since 2015, as more users move online.
WARWICKSHIRE County Council has set aside an extra £16 million to cover cost overruns related to a bridge over the A46 in Kenilworth – more than double its initial contribution. The eye-watering figure was revealed at a meeting of the county’s cabinet – the Conservative panel of councillors in charge of major service areas – on Tuesday by deputy leader Cllr Peter Butlin (Con,
The Chancellor’s announcement of a new Oxford-Cambridge growth corridor has been branded a “rehashing” of old Ox-Cam Arc proposals. Cllr Bridget Smith (Lib Dem, Gamlingay), leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council, said she could see “nothing new” for Cambridgeshire in the government announcement.
Repeatedly Sir Chris and other witnesses begged MPs to keep the law on assisted dying 'clear and simple'. He added: 'The more ambiguity, the more difficult it becomes for patients and families'.