Why are so many councils going bust? | UK politics | The New Statesman podcast

More councils have gone bust in 2023 than in the 30 years before 2018, with eight effectively declaring bankruptcy since that year.

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But why are councils going bust? Anoosh Chakelian, Britain editor, is joined by policy correspondent Megan Kenyon and Jonny Ball, associate editor of the New Statesman’s policy section, Spotlight, to delve into what’s happening in townhalls across the country.


Read the pieces mentioned in this video.

Jonny's exclusive polling: https://www.newstatesman.com/spotligh...

Megan's council bankruptcy tracker: https://www.newstatesman.com/spotligh...

Anoosh's report on Thurrock: https://www.newstatesman.com/the-week...

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