Eat that Brooksie! YOU do some research.. Try researching the Tory's policies of austerity and lettuce-worship
Title: How a Decade of Austerity Has Squeezed Council Budgets in England
By Michael Goodier, Carmen Aguilar García, and Richard Partington
Published: Mon 29 Jan 2024
More potholes on the roads, fewer bus services, and libraries and leisure centres shutting their doors for good: the evidence of squeezed local government budgets has been growing across England for more than a decade. Our exclusive analysis of 13 years of council data reveals how local spending patterns have changed under austerity budgets1.
Between 2010-11 and 2022-23, net spending per person on various essential services faced significant cuts:
Cultural Services: Net spending per person on cultural services was slashed by 43% in real terms.
Roads and Transport: Spending on roads and transport was cut by a staggering 40%.
Housing: Housing budgets suffered a 35% reduction.
Planning and Development: Funding for planning and development was curtailed by a third.
Sport and Leisure Facilities: After adjusting for inflation and population growth, net spending on sport and leisure facilities plummeted to just £7.09 per person in 2022-23 – a 44% decrease from the £12.66 during the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government’s tenure.
Swimming Pools: England has lost almost 400 swimming pools since 2010.
Community Recreation and Parks: Spending on sports development, community recreation, parks, and open spaces also suffered substantial cuts.
While some changes in spending are due to evolving responsibilities (such as education funding shifting to central government due to school academization), others are a direct result of budgetary pressures. The Institute for Government reports that even after the recently announced extra £600 million uplift, core money available to councils will still be 10% lower than in 2010-11. Some councils are even worse off: Great Yarmouth’s core spending power more than halved between 2010-11 and 2023-24, followed by Hastings, Hyndburn, and Burnley1.
Councils find themselves caught between belt-tightening and the duty to spend more on critical areas like child social care (which has increased by 36% per person since 2010-11) and homelessness (where spending has more than doubled). Consequently, the axe has fallen elsewhere, affecting libraries, museums, galleries, theatres, and other public entertainment venues1.
In summary, the real issues lie in the combination of central government funding cuts and the increasing pressure on local councils to maintain essential services. As the evidence mounts, it’s clear that local government budgets have been stretched to their limits, impacting communities across England.
References:
How a decade of austerity has squeezed council budgets in England | The Guardian
I hope this analysis sheds light on the challenges faced by local councils in the UK and this will help you understand what is going on |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Tents on Ealing Common | 04/04/24 13:34:00 | Kevin McGrath |
| Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 04/04/24 14:10:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 11/04/24 16:08:00 | Kevin McGrath |
| Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 04/04/24 19:55:00 | Susan Kelly |
| Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 11/04/24 16:10:00 | Kevin McGrath |
| Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 11/04/24 16:23:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 11/05/24 23:31:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 11/04/24 21:39:00 | Jo Bond |
| Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 12/04/24 15:43:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 25/04/24 13:13:00 | Kevin McGrath |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 25/04/24 13:22:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 02/05/24 16:57:00 | Kevin McGrath |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 02/05/24 17:05:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 11/05/24 23:37:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 12/05/24 09:55:00 | N V Brooks |
| Bankrupt councils due to Tory Cuts | 12/05/24 12:06:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Bankrupt councils due to Tory Cuts | 12/05/24 13:33:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Bankrupt councils due to Tory Cuts | 12/05/24 13:41:00 | Rosco White |
| Brooksie misses the point again | 12/05/24 13:54:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Brooksie misses the point again | 12/05/24 14:30:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Brooksie misses the point again | 12/05/24 14:40:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 13:51:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 14:40:00 | N V Brooks |
| Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 16:58:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 17:03:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 17:04:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 17:21:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 21:43:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 22:12:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Brooksie is a typical loud mouth Tory convinced that if he shouts loud enough it will be true | 12/05/24 22:15:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 09/05/24 17:31:00 | Kevin McGrath |
| Re:Re:Tents on Ealing Common | 09/05/24 18:10:00 | Rosco White |
| Why not help the homeless in our 'Big Society' | 12/05/24 14:10:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Not much Goodwill for Torys | 12/05/24 15:12:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Not much Goodwill for Torys | 12/05/24 15:21:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Not much Goodwill for Torys | 12/05/24 16:03:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 16:14:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 16:22:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 18:28:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 19:07:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 20:25:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 20:40:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 20:55:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 21:17:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 21:26:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 22:02:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Not ideology Brooksie, Not ideology | 12/05/24 22:17:00 | Rosco White |
| Brooksie: 'More than adequate homeless provision' | 13/05/24 16:33:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Where has the £600 million raised from property sales gone in the Met | 12/05/24 16:18:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Where has the £600 million raised from property sales gone in the Met | 12/05/24 16:49:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Where has the £600 million raised from property sales gone in the Met | 12/05/24 17:13:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Where has the £600 million raised from property sales gone in the Met | 12/05/24 22:24:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Where has the £600 million raised from property sales gone in the Met | 12/05/24 22:58:00 | N V Brooks |
| Home Office not apolitical | 13/05/24 16:28:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Home Office not apolitical | 13/05/24 17:12:00 | Rosco White |
| Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 18:08:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 18:44:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 19:40:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 13/05/24 18:18:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 13/05/24 18:34:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 18:35:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 18:45:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 18:55:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Re:Re:Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 19:19:00 | Mark Hammond |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 19:33:00 | Simon Hayes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 19:44:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Who is Mark Hammond? | 13/05/24 21:58:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 13/05/24 22:11:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 13/05/24 22:52:00 | Peter Yale |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 13/05/24 23:41:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 14/05/24 09:35:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 14/05/24 10:18:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 14/05/24 11:34:00 | N V Brooks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 14/05/24 20:20:00 | Rosco White |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Home Office not apolitical | 30/05/24 10:45:00 | Philippa Bond |