A way forward for councils in debt crisis

Local authority debt has been in the spotlight recently – and at some authorities the issue has become problematic to achieving financial sustainability or best value, or in reorganisation planning. Trade union Unite has developed three solutions in response, says general secretary Sharon Graham.

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A way forward for councils in debt crisis

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