Alison McGovern (@allymcgovern.bsky.social)

Some of England’s most-deprived councils to receive funding boost in new deal Manchester, Bradford and outer London boroughs among those to receive increases that ministers hope will ‘restore pride’ * Which councils are the winners and losers – and will tax bills go up? Some of England’s most-deprived councils will receive a funding boost under a new three-year local government deal which prioritises urban areas with high social needs at the expense of affluent places in the leafy south-east. Manchester, Birmingham, Luton, Bradford, Coventry, Derby and outer London boroughs such as Haringey and Enfield will receive big spending power increases under what ministers have described as a fairer system that will “restore pride and opportunity in left-behind places”. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/17/some-of-england-most-deprived-councils-to-receive-funding-boost-in-new-deal?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu