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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Flagship Reform council plans to raise tax by almost 4% despite pledging cuts

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Reform council's cost-cutting chief resigns after suggesting authority made no cuts'

A Reform UK councillor resigned after suggesting Kent County Council had not made promised savings and had not cut frontline services beyond prior Conservative plans.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

County council facing 'effective bankruptcy'

"If we don't get what we need [in terms of extra government help] then a Section 114 Notice will come in, which is effective bankruptcy. We'd then get administrators come in, in effect - they'd then make a plan for where the money gets spent in Worcestershire. It would be a catastrophe. We're going to have to halt projects that were put into the budget by the previous administration, things that maybe were 'nice to have', but we can't afford them."
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