CCN in the media – Feb 2018

The County Councils Network was featured in the media almost 80 times in a busy month, with stories in the national, trade, and local press on the Local Government Finance Settlement, housing, and business rate retention.

The Financial Times: Rural MPs threaten revolt over county council cuts

Sky News: Sajid Javid tries to fend off town hall cash rebellion

The Guardian: Councils give cautious welcome to extra £150m for social care

The Telegraph: Tories fear middle-class millennials priced out of housing market could sink party at next election

BBC World at One: Cllr Paul Carter discusses county councils’ pressures (from 10 minutes)

The MJ: Reorganisation in counties must be based on evidence

LGC: All council types must maintain pressure for fairer funding

Bournemouth Echo: Dorset being ‘particularly hammered’ by funding cuts

The Guardian: Northamptonshire’s cash crisis is a taste of things to come for councils

BBC Sunday Politics East: Cllr Paul Carter discusses Northamptonshire (from 40 mins)