Why are some councils going bust?
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Social Affairs Editor Alison Holt has spent months exploring the financial problems at one council. She explains why the problems there, are being seen across England.
An increasing number of councils in England are struggling with their finances - with some even going bust. At the same time, council tax bills have been going up and some of the services provided by local authorities seem to be getting cut.
So why are so many councils finding it hard to balance their books and what does it all mean for the people who depend on their services the most?
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Social Affairs Editor, Alison Holt, has spent months following Havering Council in Greater London for Panorama, to try to work out the answers to some of those questions. This is Five Questions On: Councils in crisis - why we're paying more for less.
