The Lib Dem controlled Northampton Borough councillors this week voted to pass themselves a 7.7% pay increase for all councillors. The leader of the council voted himself a 43% pay increase. Yes, you read that right, a forty-three-per-cent pay increase....

At their meeting tomorrow, the Executive Management Board of Powys County Council are considering recommending a Council Tax increase of 4.25%. In my opinion, this is unreasonable and unaffordable, and I've suggested to the Conservative Group on the Council that they should vote against such an increase. This unreasonable and unaffordable increase is being proposed by councillors who make up ...

Westminster Labour Councillors have called on Council Leader Colin Barrow and Housing Cabinet member Philippa Roe to mount a campaign to reduce the proposed 6.6% rent increase for Council tenants, announced by the Government last week. Labour say that the proposed Council house rent increase is higher than the proposed 6.2% increase proposed last year which Conservative Councillors campaigned agai...

If a recession will "Increase [ ] public hostility to migrants" and "there is evidence that grievances based on experiencing racism are one of the factors that can lead to people becoming terrorists", will the Home Office seek to reduce the number of immigrants or increase funding of "community cohesion" programmes!?!

The financial crisis and subsequent rise in unemployment could lead to an increase in suicides, the Samaritans have warned.

Labour's plan for a zero increase in the council tax paid by Bromley residents was rejected by Bromley Tories at Monday night's council meeting. Bromley Conservative's are imposing a 0.94% increase in Council Tax from April 1st. This includes a 1.24% increase in Bromley's expenditure and a 0% increase in the GLA precept. Labour councillors argued that at a time when some reside...

The recession could lead to an increase in support for rightwing political groups the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has warned.

Demand for Council Houses is on the increase according to a survey conducted by the Local Governmemt Association. More than eight out of ten councils are experiencing or anticipate an increase in demand for social housing because of the recession leasding to rises in repossessions, falls in mortgage lending and house prices that remain out of reach for many people on an average salary. Proposals t...

The onset of the recession saw the number of thefts in Scotland increase for the first time in a decade official figures have shown.

Did you see that the group representing small and medium businesses in Ireland has said that trade union calls for an increase to the minimum wage is out of touch with economic reality? ISME says the Irish Congress of Trade Unions demand for a €1 increase in the national minimum wage will lead to thousands of job losses.  Chief Executive Mark Fielding said it is ridiculous at a time ...